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Due to dwindling tourism in the capital Big Ben's analogue clock face will become digital.
Foreign tourists have reportedly been complaining about the "olde worlde" feel of London and want to bring it up to date with other cities such as Tokyo, Beijing and Moscow.
Many say they cannot read the time on Big Ben and in a survey 90% of respondents said they would only visit the 156-year-old attraction if it were more modern.
The tourism board of London have has pushed forward the move which has been approved by the National Society for British Heritage (NSBH).
Prof Al Soil, the head of the NSBH, said: "The times they are a changing."
The new clock face will feature times from four different countries on each of its four sides – to appeal to the maximum number of foreign tourists.
Instead of the clock chiming on the hour it will now let out a "beep" – in the style of a digital alarm clock.
At 10pm every evening the clock will give a five-minute news bulletin which will be broadcast to within a 10-mile radius.
The BBC is currently conducting a poll asking Londoners and tourists which celeb's voice they would like to have reading the news.
The choices are Trevor McDonald, Judi Dench, Pippa Middleton and Russell Brand.
Some Londoners have expressed shock and outrage at the move.
Fruit and veg seller Reg Roberts , who has worked on his stall on the corner of Westminster Abbey for almost 60 years, said: "I can't believe they would do this. I blame the EU."
Cabbie Lance Smears added: "How much is this going to cost? It goes without saying it will be us, the taxpayer, footing the bill."
