Last came the Great Bell, ringing out for the first time on 11 July 1859, although it cracked that September. Despite subsequent alterations made to the clock, Big Ben's birthday is generally ...

A five-year £80million restoration of Big Ben was completed in 2022. The bell at the world-famous London ... Before 2009, timekeepers kept 10 old pennies beside the mechanism, using the coins ...

UK police closed the area around Big Ben in London today after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up the tower housing the famous clock and bell. The man had ascended several metres and was ...