The Latest Breaking News from Big Ben

Six contenders for the prestigious UK award for excellence in architecture also include two houses, a medical research centre and a college of fashion – but nothing north of the Fens

The project rectified previous restoration mistakes and repaired newly uncovered damage from the Second World War

The man, who scaled Elizabeth Tower barefoot at around 7.20am on Saturday, finally came down just after midnight on Sunday.

Westminster Police said the man was arrested after reaching the ground.

The man, who is barefoot and holds a Palestine flag, has been spoken to by negotiators several times but at 10.30pm had not yet agreed to come down.

Barefoot protester had breached parliament security and flown Palestinian flag from tower ledge

Shocked onlookers watched on as emergency services negotiated with the man to come down

Navigating London can be chaotic at the best of times. Author Lucy Edwards shares what it’s like as a blind person, from the good (a touch tour of Westminster Abbey) to the bad (guide dog taxi refusals and delivery cyclists on the pavement)

Watch live as London's Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, chimes to mark Armistice Day on Monday, 11 November.