The London Eye enters a bright new era

Lighting up the London skyline - appropriately - it's the EDF Energy London Eye.

The wheel takes the name of the French electricity and gas giant from now as part of an £8million, three-year sponsorship deal with Merlin Entertainment, which operates Britain's most popular paid-for attraction.

It has had four names since it began life in 2000 as the Millennium Wheel and attracts 3.5 million visitors a year.