2 h. ago Pair arrested over Louvre £76million 'heist of the century' were trying to flee to Africa when police swooped

The men, who have not been named, were taken into custody a week after the spectacular seven-minute heist at the world's most visited art museum.

Economics

7 h. ago How theft of France’s dusty Crown Jewels could benefit the Louvre

The eight priceless pieces, long admired at home but little known abroad, have been catapulted to global fame

Politics

7 h. ago At least two arrested over Louvre museum’s daylight diamond heist

A group of four thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre last weekend

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8 h. ago Two arrested over Louvre 'heist of the century' after raid of France's £76million crown jewels

Paris police confirmed on Sunday that they were suspected of breaking into the most visited art gallery in the world a week ago.

Economics

8 h. ago Two arrested over Louvre museum’s daylight diamond heist, French media say

A group of four thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre last weekend

Events

9 h. ago Two arrested for Louvre 'heist of the century' including one trying to flee country on flight

French authorities have arrested two of the our suspects thought to have broken into the Louvre museum and swiped crown jewels worth £76million by climbing a ladder

Events

9 h. ago Legend of Pink Panthers reborn as Louvre heist echoes Monte Carlo's daring 2008 robbery

A lightning-fast jewel theft at the Louvre mirrors the Pink Panthers' Monte Carlo heist back in 2008, reviving fears that the world's most elusive robbers are back

Events

28 h. ago Louvre transfers some of its most precious jewels after audacious daylight heist

The Bank of France is just 500 meters away from the Louvre

Politics

33 h. ago The true story behind that viral Louvre jewel heist mystery man photo

A passerby, a worker or Inspector Clouseau?

Culture

40 h. ago Cheeky German firm cashes in on inadvertent role in £75million Louvre raid with new ad making light of heist

Boecker, a crane manufacturer based near Dortmund, boasted their goods lift, which was used in the audacious heist, was 'quiet as a whisper'.

Economics

47 h. ago Very bold new ad released by maker of cherry picker in Louvre heist with tagline: ‘When things need to go quickly’

A GERMAN company raised eyebrows after launching a tongue-in-cheek ad campaign for their cherry picker which was used in the Louvre heist. Furniture lift manufacturer Böcker posted a picture of the truck and wrote a shocking slogan in German that translates to "When things need to go quickly". Photos of a freight lift went viral...

Politics

48 h. ago Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz

A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer after the brazen daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum is generating an online buzz

Culture

51 h. ago ‘If you’re in a hurry’: Company that designed Louvre getaway forklift release spoof ad after £76m pound heist

Bocker manufacturers boasted their lift can hold ‘up to 400kg of treasures at 42m per minute’

Economics

51 h. ago ‘If you’re in a hurry’: Company that designed Louvre getaway forklift release spoof ad after £76m heist

Bocker manufacturers boasted their lift can hold ‘up to 400kg of treasures at 42m per minute’

Economics

53 h. ago Why a German freight lift has become the viral star of Louvre heist

German makers of lift used by Louvre thieves to escape have seized on their newfound social media fame

Politics

55 h. ago How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist

The Louvre Museum heist was a classic case of German efficiency

Politics

55 h. ago Louvre heist sends internet conspiracy theorists into overdrive as sleuths insist museum burglary was FAKED in viral new theory

A gang posing as construction workers stormed the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon last Friday, escaping in under eight minutes with eight pieces of the French crown Jewels.

Politics

3 d. ago Louvre thieves filmed making painfully slow getaway after whirlwind crown jewels heist

Police are continuing to search for the gang of thieves who broke into the Parisian museum using chainsaws and stole priceless jewellery

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist

After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicityA family run German business unwittingly became wrapped up in the crown jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and is turning the use of one of its furniture lifts into a publicity coup.“When you need to move fast” is the new tongue-in-cheek advertising tagline for the company Böcker, which is based in the town of Werne near Dortmund, in a campaign on Facebook and Instagram mounted within a day of the brazen thefts. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist

After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicityA family-run German business unwittingly became wrapped up in the crown jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and is turning the use of one of its furniture lifts into a publicity coup.“When you need to move fast” is the new tongue-in-cheek advertising tagline for the company Böcker, which is based in the town of Werne near Dortmund, in a campaign on Facebook and Instagram mounted within a day of the brazen thefts. Continue reading...

Politics