LONDON -- Big Ben's bongs fell silent Saturday as workers rappelled down Parliament's iconic clock tower, beginning a month of maintenance work on the clock and its world-famous bell. Time briefly ...

Big Ben’s bongs may fall silent for months or even years as urgent repairs are carried out. Two of Britain’s largest newspapers reported Sunday that Parliament’s massive clock and the tower that ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The "bongs" of Big Ben stopped on Saturday for up to six weeks as the clock's chimes were shut down for maintenance work. At 8 a.m. the bells of the landmark Westminster clock tower ...

LONDON (AP) — Will Big Ben bong for Brexit? Not unless British taxpayers cough up the bucks. The bell of Britain’s Parliament has been largely silent since 2017 while its iconic clock tower undergoes ...

LONDON — It’s so long to Big Ben ‘s bongs — at least temporarily. British officials announced Tuesday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall silent for several months during repairs to its ...

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A Brexiteer Tory has predicted the £500,000 needed to get Big Ben to ring for Brexit will be raised within days. Mark Francois, who has promised £1,000, said “I think we will get it within 48 hours” – ...

London's Big Ben on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of its "bongs" to ring in the New Year being broadcast live across the world. Ever since New Year's Eve 1923 when BBC engineer A.G. Dryland ...