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The best way to keep up to date with all the exciting developments in and around The Merlin Entertainments London Eye is with our news and events pages. You’ll find out about all the latest news, press and events and how to access further information for filming and photography requests, as well as essential contact details for our press office.

Ping Pong fever hits the capital

Rise to the challenge: Play table tennis with a pro inside the London Eye! As part of London’s ping pong festival the London Eye hosted a Ping! Capsule.

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Ramsay Eye Opener for London Restaurant Festival 2010

The 2010 London Restaurant Festival (4-18 October) in partnership with American Express, today announced that the on-line charity auction for the Gordon Ramsay capsule is now open.

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Royal Mail Celebrates 10 Years of the London Eye

Royal Mail Celebrates 10 Years of the London Eye with a special Commemorative Sheet of stamps.

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Celebrity Prints from the London Eye

Kate Moss, Henry Holland, Jaime Winstone, Sadie Frost and Dominic West celebrate ten years of the London Eye and raise money for local children’s hospital.

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Merlin Entertainments Wins Green500 Award

Merlin Entertainments (London Division) has won a Platinum Award at this year's Green500, presented to London's top carbon cutting companies by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

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London Eye acts to ease ongoing flight chaos

No ash will stop thwarted travellers taking a standard flight over London on the London Eye.

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Join London Eye’s Bubbly Birthday Celebrations

On Tuesday 9th March the Merlin Entertainments London Eye will be celebrating its tenth birthday as London’s most iconic landmark with an exciting onsite birthday party.

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London Eye sets pulses racing tonight

The London Eye showed London’s true heart as it turned red and for the first time ever pulsed to launch National Heart Month for the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the nation’s heart charity.

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Mayor announces glittering fireworks display at the London Eye to herald the New Year

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that London will welcome in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display at the London Eye, which will be marking its own 10-year anniversary.

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The London Eye welcomes Mo-growers this Movember

The iconic Merlin Entertainments London Eye has announced it will be supporting this year’s Movember campaign and the Prostate Cancer charity with a host of exciting onsite events and offers for Mo-growers in the capital.

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South Bank Employers’ Group Appoints David Sharpe as New Chairman

David Sharpe, Divisional Director, London Midway Attractions Merlin Entertainments Group, has been appointed as Chair of the South Bank Employers’ Group Board.

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‘pop-up’ restaurant 135 metres above London

The forthcoming London Restaurant Festival (October 8th- 13th) will transform the Merlin Entertainments London Eye into a unique revolving ‘pop-up’ restaurant.

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London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ vote

Lambeth has teamed up with the London 2012 Organising Committee to offer residents the opportunity to vote for their favourite local landmark to be featured in a set London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ pin badges.

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£12.5m investment sees The London Eye looking to the future

Today the London Eye is announcing an investment of around £12.5 million in upgrading the UK’s number one paid-for visitor attraction, the biggest investment since it opened in 2000.

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London Eye launches upgrade programme with removal of first capsule

The London Eye today kicked off the first phase of the recently announced £12.5 million upgrade of the UK’s number one paid-for visitor attraction with the removal of the first of the wheel’s 32 capsules.

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Top ten tourist hotspots that make Britain proud

The London Eye, Cumbria’s Lake District and Blackpool Tower have topped a poll of the destinations and attractions that Brits would choose to promote in a survey conducted by Best of Britain & Ireland 2009.

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Pampering Heaven

This spring sees the London Eye launch a brand new exclusive package, offering visitors a luxury beauty experience with the gorgeous 50’s style make-up collective, the Powderpuff Girls.

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London turns yellow for launch of Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal

The London skyline will glow as The London Eye turns yellow to support the appeal and, over in Trafalgar Square, a field of 200 giant biodegradable daffodils will come to life.

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Chocolate Tasting Capsule at the London Eye

From 6 October 2008 The London Eye will be partnering with Green & Black’s, to offer visitors a unique opportunity to indulge in a premium chocolate tasting experience whilst overlooking panoramic views of the capital.