Theme park bansthrillseeker squirrel

A theme park has been forced to ban a daredevil squirrel from one of its rides as its antics posed a health and safety risk.

The animal was getting in the way of improvement work on an attraction at Alton Towers.

Workers noticed it riding the revamped Sonic Spinball roller coaster as it was tested before the official opening and stealing food from the workers.

Alarms were installed that emit a noise inaudible to humans but designed to scare off the squirrel.