Two anti-war protesters who scaled Big Ben in London are planning to stay there all day, Scotland Yard said today.

Two men believed to be anti-war demonstrators were today scaling Big Ben in London.

Anti-war campaigners have announced plans to hold a protest in Dublin this Saturday against US President George Bush’s visit to Ireland in June.

Iraq gloated over the global outpouring of opposition to the US threat of attack today, saying anti-war demonstrations in dozens of countries signalled an Iraqi victory and “the defeat and isolation of America”.

Actors, pop stars, politicians and seasoned campaigners shared a stage in Hyde Park in London to speak out against war in Iraq.

Actors, pop stars, politicians and seasoned campaigners shared a stage in Hyde Park today to speak out against war in Iraq.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today refused to back down from his commitment to use force if necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein, in the face of massive pressure for peace.

More than 100,000 people are marching through the streets of Dublin as part of a world-wide chain of rallies against a US-led war on Iraq.

More than one million people staged an anti-war protest in London today, making it the UK’s largest ever peace demonstration, organisers claimed.

Hardened activists, families and people making their first gestures of public protest joined in global demonstrations against war in Iraq.

Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets of Scotland’s biggest city today to voice their opposition to military action against Iraq.

It's protest day in Ireland, with mass demonstrations planned against military action in Iraq.

Twenty thousand people are expected to march in protest through the streets of Dublin Saturday as

Peace activists are to hang a "No To War" banner from the N11 overpass in south Dublin later today in an effort to generate support for this Saturday's anti-war march.

Around four hundred protestors from all over Ireland have held a major anti-drugs rally at Government Buildings in Dublin.

A group of anti-drug protestors is due to march on Leinster House in Dublin today to highlight the need for resources to tackle drugs problems.

Protesters have wrecked a bank and media satellite trucks after breaking away from a demonstration by anti-globalists outside an EU summit in Belgium.

Thousands of riot police are on stand-by in Belgium as EU leaders meet to discuss the future of the union.

Junior Minister Tom Kitt has promised to introduce new safety regulations for construction sites in an effort to prevent further fatalities.

Around 500 construction workers downed tools today to protest at safety standards on Irish building sites.

Up to 1,000 construction workers are expected to stage a protest in Dublin this morning to highlight the number of deaths in the sector in recent years.