Happy New Year: Big Ben Chimes In 2016 There were jubilant scenes nationwide as another year drew to a close, with 12,000 fireworks lighting up London's skies.

London ushered in 2025 with a dazzling fireworks display over the River Thames, as the city's iconic landmarks, including the newly restored Big Ben, were bathed in a kaleidoscope of coolers to ...

Despite the delays, the team working on Big Ben still managed to complete the repairs in 2021. That news comes in the nick of time. Today, New Year’s Eve, the clock will sound at noon, 4 p.m., 9 ...

LONDON -- Happy Birthday, Big Ben. On Thursday, one of Britain's last bell foundries marked the 150th anniversary of its biggest creation -- the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the ...

In September of that year, a crack appeared on the new bell. Sir George Airy, a 19th century English astronomer, found a solution to prevent the crack on Big Ben from spreading.

British revellers have welcomed 2016 with spectacular firework displays lighting up the River Thames, and thousands enjoying Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh. Occasional spells of rain failed to ...

British revellers have welcomed 2016 with spectacular firework displays lighting up the River Thames, and thousands enjoying Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh. Occasional spells of rain failed to ...

Despite the delays, the team working on Big Ben still managed to complete the repairs in 2021. That news comes in the nick of time. Today, New Year’s Eve, the clock will sound at noon, 4 p.m., 9 ...