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LONDON - A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London’s Big Ben clock tower early on March 8 was still perched on the famous landmark after nightfall, even as emergency crews urged him to ...

Negotiators and emergency crews have assembled in Parliament and the area around Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower is closed after a man holding a Palestinian flag has climbed up the famous landmark.

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'. Read the full story ...