The bells will still sound to mark New Year celebrations Parliament has defended silencing the chimes of Big Ben for four years to protect workers' hearing during restoration works. Cabinet ...
Big Ben has been being undergoing restoration work ... Old fashioned pennies on the pendulum help to keep the Great Clock accurate. UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor The clock faces are being ...
But Big Ben was broadcast to usher in 1924, and later, a microphone was installed inside the clock tower and connected directly to Broadcasting House. This moving coil microphone is one of a ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Sunday a former rival, Gideon Saar, as a member of his Cabinet, expanding his coalition and strengthening his hold on office.