13 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

17 h. ago Prosecutor has ‘small hope’ of recovering Louvre jewels thanks to gear left by thieves

French investigators are analysing DNA samples and fingerprints on tools and other items found at the sceneFrench investigators are analysing more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other traces from tools and safety gear left by the thieves who broke into the Louvre museum and escaped with crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m).Five days after the brazen heist from the world’s most-visited museum, Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, said she had “a small hope” the jewels could still be recovered and was “optimistic” about the investigation’s outcome. Continue reading...

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18 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

24 h. ago The most shocking and historical heist of the century including Empress Eugenie's stolen jewels writes JOSIE GOODBODY

In one of the most audacious robberies in history, the Louvre was victim to a brazen jewel theft in broad daylight.

Events

38 h. 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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40 h. 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...

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40 h. 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

43 h. ago Brit art expert is 'convinced' he has been asked to authenticate Louvre heist jewels

Curtis Dowling said he was called by two separate people on the same day the daring museum heist took place in Paris, and was offered wads of cash to look at "some important French jewellery"

Politics

44 h. ago Louvre thieves caught on camera making slow getaway with French crown jewels

The two Louvre thieves gingerly make their way down a cherry picker during their slow-motion getaway in the incredible new footage from the £76 million heist at the central Paris museum

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45 h. ago Brazen Louvre thieves caught on camera slowly escaping with crown jewels from £76m heist

A new video has emerged from the day of the Louvre heist, where thieves managed to steal £76million worth of stolen jewels from the country's most popular museum

Economics

60 h. ago Louvre director acknowledges ‘terrible failure’ after €88m jewel heist

Laurence des Cars questioned by senators about daring daytime break-in at Paris museumThe director of the Louvre museum in Paris has acknowledged a “terrible failure” days after thieves took seven minutes to break in via a window and steal jewels worth €88m, admitting there was “highly insufficient” security camera coverage of the outside walls of the vast building.Senators questioned Laurence des Cars about the spectacular heist in which four men used a truck with extendable ladder and furniture hoist to access a balcony, cut through a window and steal jewels from the ornate Apollo gallery during opening hours. Continue reading...

Events

62 h. ago Louvre heist timeline: How thieves stole €88m of jewellery in under eight minutes

Thieves spent only four minutes inside the Paris museum – but managed to steal over $100 million worth of crown jewels

Politics

64 h. ago ‘Just extraordinary’: Louvre broken window now on tourist trail as museum reopens after jewel heist

Apollo gallery remains closed as police investigate €88m robbery and director faces questioning over securityIt is already, in a small way, Paris’s newest tourist attraction. “And on our right,” boomed the guide on the bateau mouche tour boat heading up the Seine, “the Louvre – and the window thieves smashed to steal France’s crown jewels.”The world’s most visited museum reopened on Wednesday for the first time since a gang of four men broke into its Apollo gallery on Sunday, making off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades. Continue reading...

Politics

69 h. ago What will happen to the stolen Louvre jewels? Here are two likely scenarios

The spectacular heist of jewellery has many people wondering what might happen to the items that were stolen from the museum

Politics

2 d. ago The Louvre has reopened. Now it is a race against time for authorities and the brazen thieves

Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre

Culture

2 d. ago The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took French crown jewels in daylight heist

The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning, three days after thieves forced open a window and stole French crown jewels in a daring, daylight raid on the musuem

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3 d. ago The Louvre's crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre

Culture

3 d. ago Jewels stolen in broad daylight Louvre heist were worth an estimated €88MILLION, Paris prosecutor says

A group of four criminals swiped eight items from the world's most visited museum at around 9.30am local time on Sunday in one of the most jaw-dropping public robberies ever.

Events

3 d. ago Louvre heist losses put at almost €90m as museum’s head prepares to face MPs

Police continue to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery targeting France’s crown jewelsThe financial loss from France’s most dramatic heist in decades has been put at nearly €90m as the head of the Louvre prepared to face difficult questions over how thieves were able to steal priceless jewellery in broad daylight.As police continued to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery on Sunday, the Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told the broadcaster RTL that the museum’s curator had estimated the losses at about €88m (£76m). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago France’s Culture Minister gives fresh update on brazen Louvre heist

France's Culture Minister has responded to criticism of the Louvre's security after the dramatic heist

Politics