Rochdale's will be the only bells - other than Big Ben - used over the festive period The traditional Big Ben bongs on BBC Radio 4 will be replaced by bells from Rochdale town hall on Christmas Eve.

On New Year’s Eve, Big Ben’s bongs to mark the new year were delayed by 10 minutes thanks to the large amount of snow accumulated on the clock’s hands. January 1963 was the coldest month ...

The traditional bongs of Big Ben have ushered in 2025 as onlookers lined the Embankment in central London for a fireworks spectacular. Paddington Bear made a cameo appearance at the London Eye to ...

Arch-Eurosceptic Nigel Farage has accused the Government of being “embarrassed” by Brexit over its failure to back the bid for Big Ben to chime on January 31. As the ding-dong over the bongs ...