Eagle-eyed Londoners have spotted that something doesn’t add up at the £35 million Ferris wheel.

The London Eye has become a part and parcel of the city’s skyline in the 25 years since it opened – so much so that many locals might forget it’s there.

But for tourists, the 440-foot attraction is on the must-do list for London, along with the red telephone boxes and Madame Tussauds.

If you’ve looked up closely at the Eye in recent days, the chances are you have spotted a change – a gaping hole where a capsule should be. The capsule hasn’t suddenly fallen off, but it was taken down last month as part of an upgrade to each pod to give them a fresh look.

The first of the 32 capsules was taken down and floated down the River Thames on a barge, leaving just the metal cage in its place.

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