Large Hadron Collider prepared for June restart

Work on the broken "Big Bang" machine will be stepped up in the new year with the aim of getting the £4 billion atom-smasher re-started in June.



The Large Hadron Collider suffered a catastrophic malfunction soon after being switched on amid a fanfare of publicity last September.

A faulty electrical connection led to a leak of super-cold helium causing damage estimated at £20 million.

As a result, 53 of the magnets used to accelerate sub-atomic particles around the machine's 17-mile underground tunnel have had to be brought to the surface for repair or cleaning.

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