{"id":255876,"date":"2025-03-10T13:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/man-charged-after-climbing-big-bens-elizabeth-tower-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:46:10","slug":"man-charged-after-climbing-big-bens-elizabeth-tower-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/man-charged-after-climbing-big-bens-elizabeth-tower-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after climbing Big Ben&#8217;s Elizabeth Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/6127\/live\/ae123970-fd47-11ef-b4ba-fd456e375429.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man charged after climbing Big Ben&#8217;s Elizabeth Tower\" title=\"Man charged after climbing Big Ben&#8217;s Elizabeth Tower\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben&#8217;s Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">He has been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court on Monday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Emergency services were called at 07:24 GMT on Saturday to reports of a protester who had climbed up the tower holding a Palestinian flag.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The barefoot man was brought down in a cherry picker as Big Ben struck midnight, after more than 16 hours on a ledge several metres up the tower.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">On Sunday, Westminster Police said a man had been arrested once he reached the ground after what it called a &#8220;protracted incident&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The incident led to the closure of Westminster Bridge, one of the exits at Westminster Underground Station, and Bridge Street. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Tours of the Parliamentary Estate were also cancelled in response.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A small group of supporters gathered behind a police cordon below the tower shouting &#8220;free Palestine&#8221; and &#8220;you are a hero&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0mwxxn71w0o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben&#8217;s Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said. 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