http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36138203

>Britain's most famous clock tower is to fall silent so that urgent repair work can be carried out at a cost of £29m.

>Parliament says it has no choice but to stop the chimes of Big Ben, after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, to prevent its mechanism from failing.

>"The clock mechanism will need to be stopped for several months in order to carry out essential maintenance," said the spokesman.

>"During this period there will be no chimes. We are also investigating whether or not the chiming will have an effect on operatives working at high level, which will need to be taken into consideration. Striking and tolling will be maintained for important events."

Bongistan in flame
oh wait
not even Bongistan anymore hahahaha