New Watch Face

Workers stand on scaffolding underneath one of the clock faces on the Elizabeth Tower, more commonly known as Big Ben, as hands and dials are seen restored to the original Prussian blue colouring, whilst renovation works continue at the Houses of Parliament, London, Britain, September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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London's Big Ben to show fresh face to ring in New Year

The clock tower of Britain's Houses of Parliament has been hidden for three-and-a-half years while hundreds of craftspeople repaired masonry, replaced metalwork and repainted and regilded in...