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Could Little John step in while Big Ben's bongs are gone?

A British city on Thursday offered to replace the iconic chimes of London's Big Ben with the lesser known sounds of Little John, another bell, while parliament's Great Clock is being repaired.

23.10.2015

(AFP) A British city on Thursday offered to replace the iconic chimes of London's Big Ben with the lesser known sounds of Little John, another bell, while parliament's Great Clock is being repaired.

The famous "bongs" of Big Ben are aired live on BBC transmissions, but a parliament report leaked by British newspapers this week said the clock, arguably the world's most famous, is in urgent need of repairs that could put it out of action for months.