Viewers watching the BBC news spotted that Big Ben seemed to be running 20 minutes late...

But was it the clock or the TV that was wrong?

Big Ben

Published: Tuesday, 6 February 2018 at 3:28 pm

Big Ben has kept time for over 150 years and throughout two world wars, so perhaps it's no surprise that when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a discrepancy between the time on the clock face and that displayed on a BBC News bulletin, their first assumption was that the channel was faking its 'live' report.

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But no, BBC News presenter Simon McCoy did some investigating and confirmed that, yes, Big Ben – which is currently undergoing extensive renovation work – was indeed running 20 minutes late.

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Some people just weren't having it.

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Some were worried about the state of other London landmarks.

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And some thought we should just give the clock a break.

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After all, who isn't late for work once in a while?

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Paul JonesExecutive Editor, RadioTimes.com

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