Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower and London

Man charged after protester climbs Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
Daniel Day, 29, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower.
Man Arrested After More Than 16 Hours for Climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower in London
The man scaled the U.K. building on March 8 and refused to come down, putting traffic in the area at a standstill and prompting negotiators to reach him via crane
A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London's Big Ben tower is arrested
A man has been arrested after climbing the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag.
Man arrested after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
A man has been arrested after scaling Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London. Emergency services were called at 07:24 GMT on Saturday to reports of a protester who had climbed up the tower holding a Palestinian flag. The barefoot man reached a ledge several metres up the tower and refused to leave.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrator arrested after scaling Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower
Palestinian protester who scaled Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower has been arrested after he spent more than 16 hours perched on the London landmark.The man, holding a Palestinian flag, climbed the building that houses Big Ben just after 7am on Saturday in front of shocked onlookers.
Why is Big Ben called Big Ben? History behind the Elizabeth Tower in London
In 2012, Big Ben was officially renamed the Elizabeth Tower to honour Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria also has a tower named after her at the southern end of the Palace. Despite the rebrand –and the purists, who protest that the name refers to the Great Bell– the nickname Big Ben stubbornly persists.
Emergency services respond after a man with a Palestinian flag climbs up Big Ben tower
Emergency services responded to the Palace of Westminster in London after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower.
Area around Big Ben in London closed as man with Palestinian flag climbs Elizabeth Tower
A man waving a Palestinian flag climbed the Big Ben tower at London’s Palace of Westminster early on Saturday, reportedly shouting “Free Palestine”, the local media reported. Photos show the barefoot man standing on a ledge several metre up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.
Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
A man has been charged after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Man who scaled London’s Big Ben clock tower with Palestinian flag comes down
A man who brought central London to a halt after climbing one of the capital's landmark buildings has now returned to the ground.
Man arrested after scaling London’s Big Ben with Palestinian flag
A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said.
Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower protestor removed and arrested after more than 16 hours
The barefoot protester has been removed and arrested after climbing up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower on Saturday morning and remaining there for more than 16 hours with a Palestine flag ...
Man who climbed London's Big Ben with Palestinian flag tower arrested
A man who scaled the lower sections of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday has come down after 16 hours and was subsequently arrested, the British police said ...