Big Ben protestor remanded in custody

A protestor who scaled Big Ben and clung to the landmark draped in a Palestine flag for more than 16 hours was remanded in custody today (mon). Daniel Day, 29, sparked a major emergency response on Saturday 8) when he climbed part of the 96-metre-high Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster. Day, of Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, was later charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. He is said to have sat on…