Clock dials atop Elizabeth Tower in London briefly stopped at 12.55pm on WednesdayTime 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...
Read MoreWe are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: As politicians dither over repairs, the risk of fire, flood or a deluge...
Read MoreLabour MP tells Hay festival that Palace of Westminster is ‘falling apart’ and would be condemned if it were any other buildingJess Phillips has said there “would be picketing” by her constituents if they...
Read MoreBritain is eroding global reputation for conserving its historic assets, culture bodies are warningWhy could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status?The UK is eroding its global reputation for conserving its...
Read MoreNew health secretary confirms recording device in his office has been disabled after Hancock leakCabinet ministers should not have security cameras in their offices, the new health secretary has said, after his predecessor was...
Read MoreEmails released under FoI show officials were initially given a budget of £280,000A secret plan to renovate five “grace and favour” flats on the parliamentary estate for senior House of Commons staff has cost...
Read MoreInsiders tell of a Whitehall in panic mode and reveal virus spread far more widely than was acknowledgedWestminster is an infectious place. A tiny germ of controversy or rebellion can spread across parliament, through Whitehall...
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