A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said it is responding alongside the Metropolitan Police to reports of a person scaling the Palace of Westminster.

Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower.

Police and the fire service were called after a late-night car crash. An update from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been alerted to an incident, involving a car, at Bromfield, Ludlow, shortly after 2am. One crew from Craven Arms was sent to the scene, along with an incident command unit from Tweedale.

A man climbed Big Ben tower in London on Saturday, holding a Palestinian flag. Emergency services closed nearby bridges and deployed vehicles to the s

Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster, where a man has scaled one of the buildings carrying a Palestinian flag. Video shared on social media shows a barefoot man stood on a ledge several metres up Elizabeth Tower.

Emergency services have been called to Big Ben as a man continues to scale the tower. Footage shared on social media shows a barefoot man standing on a ledge several metres up, holding a Palestine flag.