Big Ben to toll for Brexit as well as New Year
Big Ben -- an enduring symbol of Britishness for more than 150 years -- will toll as the Brexit transition period ends
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Growing bill to fix Britain’s Big Ben
The bill to repair London's iconic Big Ben clock tower has increased by millions of pounds after the discovery of World War II bomb damage
Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in London New Year
Restoration work of the tower began in 2017.
How old is ‘Big Ben’? The trivia Meghan Markle must know to become British
Meghan Markle will join Britain’s royal family when she marries Prince Harry this month but before she can become a British citizen, it will help her to know how big the Lake District is and the age of “Big Ben”.
London’s “Big Ben” bell to fall silent for four years
LONDON: The "Big Ben" bell in the British parliament's famous clock tower will cease its regular bongs at noon on Aug. 21, falling silent for most of the next four years while renovation works are carried out, the House of Commons said on Monday.
The hammers which have struck the 13.7 tonne bell every hour for most of the last 157 years will be locked and disconnected from the clock, although the bongs will still sound for important events such as New Year's Eve celebrations.
"This essential program of works will…
Greenland ice melting faster than thought… should we worry?
MIAMI: Greenland's highly unstable ice sheet is melting more than seven percent faster than previously thought, scientists said this week after discovering a hotspot beneath the Earth's crust that was distorting their calculations.