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Big Ben - the huge clock bell of Britain's Parliament - fell silent as a four-year restoration project gets underway on the Victorian clock and the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as Clock Tower).

The works are being halted over Christmas, allowing the bell to chime without risk. In August the news that Big Ben would not sound again before 2021 prompted criticism from Theresa May and other MPs.

Big Ben will chime hourly again from early next year as ... The Great Clock, which the bell is part of, has been dismantled and repaired as part of the renovation project. The 13.7-tonne Great ...

The clock tower was built in the 1840s and 1850s but it wasn't until 1862 that the clock was fully functional. It has been ...

When the BBC first started in 1922, the hourly chimes were actually played by the announcer on a set of chime bells in the studio. But Big Ben was broadcast to usher in 1924, and later ...

Watch live as London's Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, chimes to mark Armistice Day on Monday, 11 November. The bells also rang out on Sunday to mark the start of the two-minute silence on ...