The first passengers boarding the London Eye on Sunday morning can be excused for treating themselves to the £62 a head “sip ...

After wishing peace and prosperity upon the nation, the prime minister Tony Blair fired a laser beam across the Thames to mark the wheel's official opening. The landmark now known as the London ...

The London Eye was preceded by The Great Wheel, a 40-car ferris wheel built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court. The Great Wheel in Earl's Court Exhibition Ground, c.1900 The Great ...

Europe's tallest observation wheel will be built on the banks of the Tyne in Newcastle and stand 5m (16ft) higher than the London Eye. Dubbed the Whey Aye, new computer-generated images reveal the ...