Big Ben clock tower incident expected to continue overnight as man stays put The man, who is barefoot and holds a Palestine flag, has been spoken to by negotiators several times but at 10.30pm had ...

A barefoot man who climbed Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower in central London has been arrested. Waving a Palestinian flag, the protester spent more than 16 hours perched on a ledge and refusing to ...

Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson – complete with a blond wig, shirt, jacket and tie – and was up Elizabeth Tower for around three ...

March 08, 2025 at 8:20pm GMT. Negotiators are continuing to appeal to a man who is several metres up the clock tower of Big Ben to come down as darkness falls.

A man climbed the tower that holds Big Ben while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag and refused to get down for 16 hours. Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:48:13 GMT (1752324493371) Story Infinite Scroll ...

A man accused of climbing up the clock tower housing Big Ben and staying there for more than 16 hours has pleaded not guilty to public nuisance and trespass. Daniel Day, 29, ...

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a flag as he stands on the side of Elizabeth Tower after scaling the side of the attraction in London on March 8, 2025.

In 2019, an Extinction Rebellion activist wearing a blond wig was arrested after climbing the scaffolding surrounding the clock tower. Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big ...

Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson – complete with a blond wig, shirt, jacket and tie – and was up Elizabeth Tower for around three ...

Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson climbed the scaffolding surrounding Big Ben dressed as Boris Johnson – complete with a blond wig, shirt, jacket and tie – and was up Elizabeth Tower for around three ...