Skyscraper cradle safety scare
The firm building western Europe's tallest skyscraper says a maintenance cradle was working "within safe limits" after internet footage appeared to show it swinging wildly near the top of the thousand-foot building.
Witness to Shard accident: 'Window cleaning box was swinging wildly'
Witness Neil Walsh was waiting for a train at nearby London Bridge station when he saw the drama unfold.
The 30-year-old marketing executive from Dartford, Kent, who filmed the incident on his phone, said:
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