LONDON (AP) — After more than 150 years as Britain’s most famous timekeeper, London’s Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special ...

It's among the world's most photographed landmarks, a symbol of the United Kingdom and an engineering marvel. And for ...

LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament's Big Ben bell is due to sound the hour for the last time before it is silenced for repair work scheduled to last until 2021. After 12 deep bongs at noon Monday, ...

Britain's Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time ahead of almost four years of repair work. The giant bell atop Parliament's clock tower rang out 12 times at noon, as parliamentary staff, ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London. It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred ...

LONDON (AP) — Officials say the chimes of Britain's Big Ben bell will fall silent for several months during a three-year restoration of Parliament's crumbling clock tower. The work – due to begin in ...

LONDON — It's so long to Big Ben 's bongs — at least temporarily. British officials announced Tuesday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall silent for several months during repairs to its ...

LONDON -- Britain's Big Ben marked its 150th birthday with a celebration Saturday in London. The bell first pealed July 11, 1859, a few weeks after the clock in the famous tower above the Houses of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The familiar bongs of London's renowned Big Ben will be silenced over the next month for maintenance work, although the clock that stands above Britain's Houses of Parliament will ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament marks 160 years on Thursday since its "Big Ben" bell first chimed, but the familiar bongs will not ring out to celebrate the occasion as the famous clock-tower ...

Supporters below chanted 'Free Palestine' and 'You are a hero' — Ben STANSALL A man who scaled London's Big Ben, and spent the day perched on the historic clock tower with a Palestinian flag, was ...