One tourist complained Big Ben was too close to the Thames after they fell in the river, while another said it was 'too big ...

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters ... were alerted to the incident at Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) at 0724 GMT. Emergency services closed Westminster Bridge on Saturday morning in response to the incident ...

City of London Police ... up Tower Bridge. No flag. Hope the dude is okay." Others questioned whether the incident was protest related after a campaigner climbed onto Big Ben on the weekend.

A protester was arrested early on Sunday after he climbed the Big Ben tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London while barefoot and holding ... before eventually talking him down.