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On Saturday 11th April, engineers disconnected the mechanism of Big Ben’s western clockface so they can carry out weatherproofing repairs on that side of our capital’s famous clocktower without damaging the dial. Three of the four clockfaces are behaving perfectly normally, but the western dial of Elizabeth’s Tower is frozen at 12 o’clock, and will remain so until Tuesday 21st April. I noticed this when a friend of mine posted a video on her WhatsApp status on Tuesday 14th Ap

For many, the New Year period is a time to reflect on the past year, and to plan and look ahead to the coming one. It's also when we hold one of IFB's regular prayer and Bible conferences, and a month ago we gathered once again to commit situations afresh to God and gain a fresh perspective from His word. The talks focused on three particular topics: talents, unity and a storm to come. We've given a brief summary for each of these here, and you can visit our YouTube playlist

The Eleventh Hour Sometimes God does something unusual to get our attention. When trained military horses brought blood and disruption onto our capital’s streets last April, and Big Ben simultaneously stopped then chimed the eleventh hour an hour early, some sat up and took notice. Even secular newspapers made a link with Revelation 6, where horses symbolise future shortages, violence and a great sword of death. Within a week, there were three major stabbings across the UK (o