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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Time stands still at Westminster as Big Ben fails to chime

People walk in front of the Elizabeth Tower, more commonly known as Big Ben in London,
Big Ben is the name of one of the five bells housed in the Houses of Parliament. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Time stood still in London on Wednesday, it has emerged.

Big Ben, the famous bell at the top of the 96-metre Elizabeth Tower in Westminster, failed to chime when the dials of the clock briefly stopped.

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