People are getting quite angry about Big Ben falling silent while repair works ... ‘They kept the bells tolling through the Blitz. ‘The Luftwaffe could not stop it but health and safety ...

So whatever other considerations there might be or have been, given the sheer volume of ordnance that fell on London during the Blitz, the only true answer as to why Big Ben wasn’t hit directly ...

had just one-third of the impact that the Blitz had on London’s economy. Messrs Dericks and Koster say that London had unusually strict building rules—easing them, therefore, had big benefits.

After five years of silence, Big Ben is chiming once more. The bells in the iconic London tower pealed at 11am on Friday, 11 November initiating Armistice tributes across the country. The tolling ...

LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - London's famous Big Ben bell failed to chime on Wednesday when the dials of the Great Clock at Britain's Houses of Parliament briefly stopped working. The four clock ...

After five years of silence, Big Ben is chiming once more. The bells in the iconic London tower pealed at 11am on Friday, 11 November initiating Armistice tributes across the country. The tolling of ...

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 ...

London hasn’t been soundtracked by the iconic bongs of Big Ben for quite some time. The old fella last chimed for a sustained period in 2017, before he was silenced for a major renovation.

How do you know it's really cold in London? Big Ben freezes. "Snow fell in London up to 3am," wrote the Liverpool Echo on 14 January 1955. "It had been falling continually for 12 hours." ...

When imagining children being sent away from London during World War II ... ‘On the side facing towards Big Ben, it was ‘camouflaged’ by painting an image of a typical (at that time ...

“The big stations in London have that feeling,” Stockhausen said. Doris (Erin Kellyman), one of the women working with Rita at the bomb factory in “Blitz.”Credit...via Apple After dropping ...