O'Connell

Economy troubles are reverberating across the globe and the United Kingdom is no exception. The political pressure there is being directed towards Prime Minister Gordon Brown as his Labour party threatens to split itself in two over America’s finances.

The iconic chime of Big Ben marks the hours, but an artist found a way to bend time as the clock keeps it. The BBC partnered with American sound sculptor Bill Fontana on a public art project.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Paddy O’Connell about Britain’s pressure-filled version of American Idol. The show is called “Britain’s Got Talent” and the pressure on audience favorite Susan Boyle has risen to the point that she’s had to move to a secure undisclosed location.