Free climber scales 36-storey tower to draw attention to climate change 

The 21-year-old chose the residential block because it overlooked Pudding Mill Lane Tube station which flooded last week following torrential downpours in the capital

Free-solo climber George King-Thompson walks along the top of the Stratosphere Tower building, a 36-storey residential tower block in Stratford, east London (PA)

A free climber who was jailed previously for scaling The Shard has conquered a second London skyscraper less than a year after his release.

George King-Thompson, 21, said he climbed the 36-storey Stratosphere Tower in Stratford, east London, on Tuesday morning to draw attention to climate change.