Big Ben will chime hourly again from early next year as work on Parliament's Elizabeth Tower nears an end. The refurbishment was originally expected to be finished this year, but was held up due ...

Big Ben is to be silenced for four years today following its twelfth bong at midday in order for renovation work to be carried out on the Great Clock and the Elizabeth Tower. The Lords and Commons ...

The Ayrton Light, located above the Great Bell - known as Big Ben - needs to be fully dismantled and restored. A temporary light will replace it. Installed in 1885, it was previously turned off ...