8 d. ago Louvre dealt another blow after heist as it’s forced to close gallery

Modernizing the Sully wing is among priorities of the renovation efforts announced in January

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1 week ago Police release woman charged with being an accomplice to Louvre heist under judicial supervision

So far, no trace has been found of the stolen jewels

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2 w. ago Teen pair arrested after planning to ‘copy Southport attack with rampages on dance schools’

Two teenage boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been arrested for allegedly planning to copy the horrific Southport stabbings – with one plotting to wear the same green hoodie

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2 w. ago Did British 'spy' wanted by the FBI for smuggling advanced weaponry flee to China in a private jet?

The pair were arrested at Belgrade's Hyatt Regency Hotel in April - hours before they were about to catch a flight to Beijing - and were detained in prison at the orders of a Serbian judge.

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2 w. ago Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery

The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,” the museum's director Laurence des Cars said

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2 w. ago How Louvre heist has led to uncomfortable conversations about France’s colonial past

Experts say the robbery is an opportunity to pressure the Louvre and Europe’s other museums to explain their collections' origins more honestly

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2 w. ago Louvre issued with stark warning just weeks before $102m jewel heist

The Louvre’s new security equipment modernisation plan faced repeated delays

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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last month 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.

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last month Moment cops arrest ringleader for smuggling £300k drugs into prisons via drone

Curtis Carney, 36, and his accomplice Robert Stoba, 26, attempted 50 drops with the devices, over six different prisons across the North West of England.

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last month 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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last month 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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last month 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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