Man gets stuck up 32ft lamppost in Handsworth, Birmingham

A man had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck at the top of a lamppost in Birmingham.The man scaled the 10m (32ft) lamppost at a junction near Handsworth, and then sat on the light fixture with his bare legs and feet dangling for around an hour.West Midlands Fire Service used a 13.5m (45ft) ladder held in place by metal posts and a hydraulic platform to carry out the rescue.