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 ...

It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred to just the bell but now it encompasses the clock, the tower and the bell. Big Ben chimes on the hour and has ...

LONDON (AP) — A facelift that restored London’s 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain’s leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee ...

A man who brought central London to a halt after climbing one of the capital's landmark buildings has now returned to the ground. The barefoot man, who appeared to be staging a protest on a ledge ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Three times a week, clock maker Paul Roberson climbs the 334 steps to the top of the Clock Tower in London to wind up and adjust arguably the world's most famous timepiece.