A barefoot man is having a stand off with police after he managed to scale Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower holding a Palestine flag. Video footage shows the man standing precariously on the ledge several metres high,

A man who climbed Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower in London on March 8 in an apparent protest was arrested 16 hours later following negotiations with officials.

The man sat on the ledge with the flag and a keffiyeh for over 16 hours, vlogging the incident on Instagram, before getting down.

A man has been charged after a protester was spotted climbing up the clock tower of Big Ben, police have said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.

A man who climbed up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower carrying a Palestinian flag has been brought down after more than 16 hours. The barefoot man had made his way on to a ledge several metres up the tower at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning. He had been heard telling negotiators he would come down on his "own terms".

Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower

The man - who was lifted to the ground in a cherry picker - spent 16 hours on the Elizabeth Tower holding a Palestinian flag at the Palace of Westminster.

A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared in court on Monday.

A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower,