A man has appeared in court after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police has said. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.

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.

A man waving a Palestinian flag climbed the Big Ben tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday, with local media reporting he shouted "free Palestine". A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said they were alerted to the incident at Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) at 0724 GMT.

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".

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.

Emergency services responded to the Palace of Westminster in London after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower.

A man has been charged after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police has said. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, faces charges of intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today.