A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said.

The world's most recognisable timepiece is about to go silent after 157 years. At noon on Monday, August 21, Big Ben will sound its last bong for four years. Elizabeth Tower, which is home to Big ...

LONDON (AP) — A man was arrested early Sunday after he climbed the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding a Palestinian flag. The man, who ...

Big Ben has been named Britain's favourite landmark, in a poll of more than 2,000 adults. Big Ben Chimes. ... Parliament Square with views of Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

The Big Ben Discount Store held its grand opening at noon on Friday, Nov. 24, 1961. ... with the council in July 1961 OKing plans for a huge 90,000-square-foot department store on the site.

A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung ...

Jeff Moore. Emergency workers talk to a man after he climbed up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster in London, Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.

A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung ...