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Daniel Day: Man accused of climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower appears in court
A man has appeared in court accused of climbing up the tower of Big Ben. Daniel Day, 29, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.
Big Ben protest: Man charged after spending 16-hours up Elizabeth Tower with Palestine flag
Day spent more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben, before being lifted to the ground in a cherry picker. In a video posted on Instagram on Saturday evening, the man told negotiators from the ledge he was sat on that he would come down “on his own terms”.
Westcliff man appeared at court over Big Ben tower incident
Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff, was charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site
Commons Speaker orders review after Big Ben clock tower security incident
A man spent more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben on Saturday.
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 not yet agreed to come down.
Why is Big Ben called Big Ben? History behind the Elizabeth Tower in London
In 2012, Big Ben was officially renamed the Elizabeth Tower to honour Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria also has a tower named after her at the southern end of the Palace. Despite the rebrand –and the purists, who protest that the name refers to the Great Bell– the nickname Big Ben stubbornly persists.
Westcliff man charged after Big Ben clock tower incident
A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.
Man Who Scaled London's 'Big Ben' Clock Tower Appears in Court
A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared in court on Monday.
Man charged after protester spotted climbing Big Ben's clock tower
A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.
Negotiators appeal to man to come down from Big Ben clock tower
Negotiators are continuing to appeal to a man who is several metres up the clock tower of Big Ben to come down as darkness ...
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Barefoot protester is STILL up Big Ben after bringing key central London route to a standstill as his one-man Gaza demo leaves greatly-loved British landmark covered in blood
A barefoot pro-Palestine protester is still on Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower 12 hours later ... are not warm enough as temperatures drop after sunset. But the man insists he is safe and says ...
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Big Ben clock tower incident ends as man comes down
Emergency services talk to a man after he climbed up Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London (Jeff Moore/PA) A man who scaled the clock tower of Big Ben on Saturday morning came ...
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A man with a Palestinian flag climbs London’s Big Ben tower and refuses to come down
LONDON (AP) — 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 ...