Similarly, on 10 May, the clock stopped momentarily just before 13:00, and the bell did not sound. Big Ben's chimes were silenced in 2017 to allow for a refurbishment of the 96m (315ft ...

The Big Ben clock stopped on Wednesday morning, with the hands stuck at 9am and the wrong number of bongs sounded. The Elizabeth Tower clock appeared to stop for about an hour, before showing the ...

And with people across the country waiting for the sound of 12 chimes signalling the start of 2024, it's a big day for Big Ben's clock mechanics like Andrew Strangeway, "We'll be here on the day ...