In a nod to history, the digital clock’s seconds indicator incorporates the British railway system’s renowned double arrow ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) BIG BEN CLOCK MECHANIC, ALEX JEFFREY, SAYING: "There's a thousand parts in total - more than. The entire clock, including everything - weights, hammer work, cranks, to the better ...

The famous London clock is undergoing a major renovation. Big Ben, the iconic clock tower in London, is returning to its former glory. The clock's north face has been restored to its original Prussian ...

LONDON – Big Ben (search), the landmark London clock renowned for its accuracy and chimes, stopped ticking for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday. Officials do not know why the 147-year-old clock ...

LONDON-- Big Ben will fall silent next week in London as a major restoration project gets underway. The bongs of the iconic bell will be stopped on Aug. 21 to protect workers during a four-year, $38 ...

LONDON -- It's so long to Big Ben's bongs -- at least temporarily. British officials announced Monday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall silent for several months during repairs to its ...

Click/tap for larger version. Yes, London is home to the world's most famous one. But other clock towers are available. We've rounded up more than 50 examples from all over London, from mighty town ...

It's one of the most famous names in the world, up there with the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty. But now London's Big Ben clock tower is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower to mark the queen's 60th ...

East London has a new roundel clock, which pays homage to those built in the 1940s by the Magneta Time Company. If you love yourself a roundel clock, there's a new one to tick off your list — and this ...

To a navigator, time and distance are tightly linked. Earth turns 360 degrees on its axis every 24 hours. This means that a person standing on the equator travels east one degree of longitude, ...