The Shard: Climber reported and three men arrested

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespass after a person was seen climbing The Shard building in central London.

Metropolitan Police officers were called to the 1,017ft-tall (310m) skyscraper at 05:38 BST.

London Fire Brigade and the ambulance service also attended, and a number of cordons were put in place.

Two other men were detained on suspicion of causing public nuisance, the Met said.

Earlier, Adam Lockwood, a man from Manchester known for a series of similar climbing stunts, posted a picture of himself on the top of the Shard on his Facebook page.

Footage posted on social media appeared to show a figure scaling the exterior of the landmark, one of the biggest buildings in Europe.

Previous attempts to climb the 87-storey tower in Southwark include a group of protesters from Greenpeace in 2013.

Paul Curphey and his partner Treasaidh were staying in a room on the 40th floor of the Shard, when they saw a man waving and climbing past their window at 06:00.

Mr Curphey, 52, said the man appeared to be having "the time of his life".

"My partner thought I had pulled all the stops out and managed to get a guy to bring a box of Milk Tray for her birthday."

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