UK police closed the area around Big Ben in London today after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up the tower housing the famous clock and bell.

A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London's Big Ben clock tower early on Saturday was still perched on the famous landmark after nightfall

In Scotland, anti-Israel activists defaced the clubhouse at the Trump Turnberry resort.

Roads around the Palace of Westminster in London have been closed as emergency services try to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.

Barefoot man climbs Big Ben tower with Palestinian flag, prompting emergency services response in London.

Police said they were first alerted shortly after 0700 GMT and the man has spent the day barefoot on a ledge several metres up the historic structure.

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.