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Your Thursday lunchtime catch-up

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

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WATCH: France's Spiderman climbs skyscraper in Paris

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Quirky World ... Cameron ‘serenaded’ by ukulele-playing heckler

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'Spiderman' strikes again on France's tallest building

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Spiderman strikes again…

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Daredevil ‘Spiderman’ scales world’s tallest tower

'Spiderman' fined for climbing 88-storey tower

A French climber nicknamed “Spiderman” was fined 2,000 ringgit (€400) today for climbing Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2009

'Spiderman' pulls off new stunt

A French skyscraper climber nicknamed “Spiderman” was arrested in Australia after scaling a 41-story building with his bare hands, stopping traffic on the busy street below.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2009

Human spider adds another skyscraper to his total

A climber scaled a 73-storey Hong Kong skyscraper barehanded today in his latest attempt to draw attention to global warming by conquering the world’s tallest buildings.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2009

'Spider-Man' arrested climbing Petronas towers

Self-proclaimed Spider-Man Alain Robert – a French "urban climber" – was arrested as he attempted to scale Malaysia’s 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers with his bare hands for the second time in 10 years.

Tue, 20 Mar, 2007

French spiderman climbs Paris tower in protest at US treatment

Spiderman wants justice.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2005

Christmas celebrated with fear and fervour

Christians around the world celebrated Christmas today with the Pope leading prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, pilgrims flocking to Bethlehem and Iraqis staying away from church amid fears of bomb attacks.

Sat, 25 Dec, 2004

'Spiderman' scales world's tallest building

A French urban climber who calls himself “Spiderman” today climbed to the top of the world’s tallest building – Taipei 101.

Sat, 25 Dec, 2004