Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (AFP via Getty Images) Engineers were drafted in to fix Westminster's famous Big Ben clock after it stopped on Wednesday morning.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) BIG BEN CLOCK MECHANIC, ALEX JEFFREY, SAYING: "There's a thousand parts in total - more than. The entire clock, including everything - weights, hammer work, cranks, to the better ...

Now, the clock is calibrated by GPS via the National Physical Laboratory. Despite the pace of 21st century technology, Westworth is confident Big Ben's future is secure. "As long as there is a good ...