LONDON — A man was arrested early Sunday after he climbed the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag. The man, who appeared to be ...
A five-year restoration project meant to ensure Big Ben is able to withstand the forces of Mother Nature is nearing completion in London as crews begin testing to guarantee the giant clock keeps up ...
Big Ben, London’s most famous clock tower, was once at risk of total collapse. During the 1990s Jubilee Line Extension, ...
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BIG BEN CLOCK MECHANIC, ALEX JEFFREY, SAYING: "There's a thousand parts in total - more than. The entire clock, including everything - weights, hammer work, cranks, to the better ...
LONDON -- Big Ben will stop ringing for several months so that repair work at the cost of £29 million can be carried out. For the third time in its 157-year history, the chimes of the London landmark ...
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - A man who scaled the lower sections of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday has come down after 16 hours and was subsequently ...
A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung precariously to the ...