A Met Police spokesperson said: "At 7.24am on Saturday March 8 officers were alerted to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament." ...

Classes were canceled for the rest of the day and non-mandatory operations ... barricades and took down the American flag on a flag pole in the quad. A Palestinian flag was raised in its place.

Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill on Saturday as emergency services tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag. Photos and ...