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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.

Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much the day as emergency crews tried to reach the man.

The man, barefoot and sitting on a ledge several meters up the Elizabeth Tower– which houses the Big Ben clock bell– remained in place despite repeated efforts by emergency crews to persuade him to de

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.

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 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 on Sunday.