63 h. ago Massive museum heist sees thieves snatch 1,000 items – including giant walrus tusk

In what is being called an even bigger heist than the Louvre robbery, over 1,000 items, including Native American baskets, were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California

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63 h. ago Count of Paris issues desperate plea to Louvre thieves over jewel heist

The stolen sapphire set remained in the Orleans family for more than a century before going on public display

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3 d. ago Here’s where the royal jewels stolen from the Louvre could end up

They could be melted or broken down and ‘sold down the street’ in a shop

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3 d. ago Mystery as Five’s superstar support act goes missing from first show leaving fans furious

FURIOUS Five fans have been left wondering what happened to the band's superstar support act, after they mysteriously didn't show up to the opening night of the tour. Fans were thrilled when band members Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon announced their big comeback at the beginning of the year...

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3 d. ago Louvre robbery: Mystery of missing £78m treasure goes on despite 5 more arrests

Five more people have been arrested following the broad daylight theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum - but police are still yet to find the stolen items

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3 d. ago Five new suspects arrested in connection with Louvre robbery

Public prosecutor says arrests were made in and around Paris but suspects ‘did not help us find the stolen goods’Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), the city’s public prosecutor has said, but the gems remain missing.Laure Beccuau told RTL radio on Thursday the arrests had been made on Wednesday night in the French capital and the surrounding area, particularly the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis department. But they “did not help us find the stolen goods”, she added. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Five suspects arrested over Louvre £76m heist after two burglars charged with robbery – but crown jewels still missing

FIVE new suspects have been arrested in connection with the brazen Louvre heist in Paris, the city's public prosecutor said. French media earlier reported that one person arrested was suspected of being present on the crime scene when the robbery took place. It comes after another two suspects were charged with stealing £76million worth of...

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5 d. ago Mystery of missing girl, 9, spotted on CCTV wearing a wig days before vanishing

New surveillance images shows nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard apparently wearing a wig during a visit to a car rental business with her mother Ashlee. Authorities have described the mum as 'uncooperative' as the search for her daughter continues

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6 d. ago Pair arrested for Louvre robbery 'were tied to the scene by strands of their hair found in abandoned crash helmet and high

The two 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.

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6 d. ago I’m a legal expert. Here’s the biggest mistake the Louvre robbers made

French detectives will be on the lookout for new jewels being offered up for sale in the years to come, Leila Amineddoleh writes

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7 d. ago Louvre robbery: Prosecutor's fury as news of arrests revealed

She said she "deeply deplored" the hasty disclosure of this information by informed individuals adding that it could harm the investigation into the daring theft of loot worth £76m

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7 d. ago Two arrested over Louvre Museum robbery that saw gang steal crown jewels

Two suspects have been arrested over the "highly organised" Louvre Museum robbery which saw a gang steal eight of France's priceless crown jewels in a seven minute heist.

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7 d. ago 'New leads' in brothel mystery of missing Amy Bradley last seen on balcony of cruise ship

The case of Amy Bradley, who vanished while onboard a cruise ship in 1998 is said to be one of the most disturbing missing person cases in history as new leads emerge after Netflix documentary

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7 d. 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

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8 d. 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

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9 d. 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

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9 d. ago Still life that never moved: mystery of missing Picasso painting solved

Artwork that vanished en route from Madrid to Granada seemingly never made it on to van in first placeFittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month scarcely moved from its pickup point.Officers from Spain’s Policía Nacional began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar) after it failed to arrive on a van that was bringing a consignment of loaned exhibits from the capital to the CajaGranada foundation on 3 October. Continue reading...

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9 d. 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

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1 week 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

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1 week ago Louvre robbery: Director admits 'failure' as only gallery camera faced wrong way

Laurence des Cars has offered to resign as the director of the Louvre, accepting the daylight raid - in which jewels worth an estimated £76m were stolen - was a 'terrible failure'

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