LONDON was nearly home to a central airport that would have been built on the Thames - with planes right by Big Ben and Parliament. With the city currently home to six airports, the previous ...

Thursday marks the 160th anniversary of when Big Ben began striking the hour, on 11 July 1859. The Great Bell forms part of the Great Clock in the Elizabeth Tower - commonly known as Big Ben.

The bells of Big Ben in London have again rung in the new year, accompanied by a huge fireworks display near the London Eye. This year also marks the 100th anniversary since the bells were first ...

No, London's Big Ben was not on fire on Thursday as a fake TikTok claimed. A fake TikTok showing what appeared to be London's famous Big Ben engulfed in flames went viral on the popular video ...

Big Ben is London’s most famous landmark, so it’s a must-see for all travelers. The name refers to the huge bell inside the clock tower, which first chimed on May 31, 1859, but the whole ...

London's Lego store features a replica red telephone box, a gigantic model of William Shakespeare, and a life-size tube carriage made from 600,000 bricks. It is the world's largest store at 914 ...

From Big Ben—the massive, 15-ton bell that sits within the Great Clock of Elizabeth Tower, Westminster—to the gothic facade of the Houses of Parliament, London is awash in iconic buildings ...