The Shard: Climber reported and three men arrested

A photographer took pictures of what appeared to be a barefoot and shirtless man at the apex of The Shard

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.

The climber was photographed as he made his way up the side of the skyscraper

Police were called to reports of a person climbing The Shard on Sunday morning

Emergency services gathered at the base of The Shard

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."

Paul Curphey was staying at the Shard with his partner when the man appeared, waving outside their 40th floor window

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