£2,104.18: tourists charged by the date for rides on Brighton Palace Pier

Worldpay apologises for error affecting debit card users on 18 April at seaside attraction in England

One of England's most popular tourist attractions has apologised after hundreds of visitors to Brighton Palace Pier were overcharged for fairground rides to the tune of thousands of pounds.

The pier - which is largely cashless - blamed the fiasco on the processing company Worldpay, which it said had used the date of the transaction instead of the actual amount in each case.