Cost of repairing Britain’s Big Ben rising

London: The bill to repair London’s iconic Big Ben clock tower has increased by millions of pounds after the discovery of World War II bomb damage, pollution and asbestos, Britain’s Parliament said on Thursday. The cost of renovating the Elizabeth Tower housing the famous clock, which began in 2017, is now set to rise to nearly GBP 80 million. AFP

Bezos buys LA property for record $165 mn

San Francisco: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has created a record with a new deal in Los Angeles when he bought the Warner Estate for $165 million (roughly Rs 1,178 crore), The Wall Street Journal reported. This is the biggest residential deal in the Los Angeles area, the report added. IANS