notrevE5
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Oddities, assortments, Post up anything that doesn't quite fit on other threads
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Tommy Chong
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NeilMorepies
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Indeed. You are not the first to point out that I’m an oddity that doesn’t quite fit in on other threads.
Rita_Poon
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So a month ago there was another robbery at a French museum. High tech stuff, like in the film Heat the robbers had electronically switched the alarms and cameras off on the sly and then gone in and targeted the gold that was on display.
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so the authorities had plenty of warning before this...
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Don't get me wrong, none of it is as stupefying and laughable as the solid gold khazi that walked off in the uk...
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And just so we can feel inclusive across europe, the Germans have a couple of stories about theft and the complete misbelief in security...
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A 'kin wheelbarrow.
Paris: Woman charged after 1.5m euros of gold stolen from museum
Prosecutors say the woman was arrested in Barcelona with around a kilogram of melted-down gold.
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so the authorities had plenty of warning before this...
Where are the Louvre jewels now and can France get them back?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
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Don't get me wrong, none of it is as stupefying and laughable as the solid gold khazi that walked off in the uk...
Gold toilet: Two men guilty over £4.8m Blenheim Palace heist
Five thieves were seen on CCTV stealing the fully-functional toilet from Blenheim Palace in 2019.
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And just so we can feel inclusive across europe, the Germans have a couple of stories about theft and the complete misbelief in security...
Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum
Police in Germany say they are examining links between the theft and past heists from the country's museums.
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Giant gold coin trial opens in Berlin
Three men are accused of using a wheelbarrow to steal a huge coin worth £3.4m from a Berlin museum.
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A 'kin wheelbarrow.
notrevE5
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And the most recent one just a couple of days ago
Monday 20 October 2025 10:31, UK
1:21
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'Major robbery' at the Louvre
Police face "a race against time" to recover "priceless" objects stolen by thieves in a daring heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, Sky News has been told.
The world-famous museum was forced to close on Sunday and will remain closed on Monday after thieves accessed a gallery containing the French Crown Jewels at around 9.30am local time.
Art detective Arthur Brand said the heist is "the theft of the decade" - adding in order to recover the "priceless" items, police will need to find the culprits in just one week.
"These crown jewels are so famous, you just cannot sell them," Mr Brand told Sky News. "The only thing they can do is melt the silver and gold down, dismantle the diamonds, try to cut them. That's the way they will probably disappear forever."
He continued: "They [the police] have a week. If they catch the thieves, the stuff might still be there. If it takes longer, the loot is probably gone and dismantled. It's a race against time."
France's justice minister, Gerard Darmanin, said the heist was a failure of the French security services.
"There are many museums in Paris, many museums in France, with priceless values in these museums," Mr Darmanin told French radio station France Inter. "What is certain is that we failed. The French people all feel like they've been robbed."
Eight "priceless" objects stolen have been named by the French culture ministry. A ninth item was stolen but recovered at the scene, the Paris prosecutor said.
The French culture ministry said the items stolen were:
• Tiara from the set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
• Necklace from the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
• Earring, from the pair belonging to the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
Image:The tiara (top), necklace (middle) and one earring were taken from the Queen Marie Amelie sapphire set. Pic: Louvre
• Emerald necklace from the Empress Marie Louise set
• Pair of emerald earrings from the Empress Marie Louise set
Image:Empress Marie Louise's emerald necklace and earrings. Pic: Louvre
Image:Empress Eugenie's reliquary brooch. Pic: Louvre
• Brooch known as the "reliquary brooch"
• Tiara of Empress Eugenie
• Large corsage bow brooch of Empress Eugenie.
Image:The Empress Eugenie tiara. Pic: Louvre
Image:The Empress Eugenie brooch contains 2,438 diamonds. Pic: Louvre
French publication Le Parisien previously reported that the object recovered at the museum was the crown of Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie, and it was broken.
1:21
Play Video - Louvre heist: What we know so far?
Louvre heist: What we know so far?
Authorities revealed details of the raid after the museum, which is the world's most popular and draws up to 30,000 visitors a day, said on X that it was closing for "exceptional reasons".
Imageolice working by a basket lift used by thieves at the Louvre museum in Paris. Pic: AP
Image:The world famous museum attracts tens of thousands of people every day. File pic: AP
Culture minister Rachida Dati said footage of the operation showed the thieves "don't target people, they enter calmly in four minutes, smash display cases, take their loot, and leave".
"No violence, very professional," she told TF1.
How the robbery unfolded
French interior minister Laurent Nunez said the "major robbery" involved intruders entering the museum via a basket lift using a platform mounted on a lorry.
It is not clear if they brought any or all of the equipment they used with them, as construction work is taking place along the River Seine side of the sprawling building, where the break-in occurred.
Mr Nunez said: "They broke a window and went towards several display cases where they stole jewellery. These are jewels that have genuine heritage value and are, in fact, priceless."
Image:The ceiling of the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre. Pic: Shutterstock
The interior ministry said the criminals fled on two motorbikes. No injuries have been reported.
The number of robbers has not been confirmed but Mr Nunez told France Inter that three or four thieves got into the museum.
The gang was well prepared and had scouted the venue, Mr Nunez said, adding they cut window panes "with a disc cutter" before escaping "on a TMAX", a type of Yamaha maxi-scooter.
Forensic work is now under way and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled following the break-in, which took place between 9.30 and 9.40am (8.30-8.40am UK time).
Once in, they made for the Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo Gallery), home to a selection of the French Crown Jewels, the interior ministry said.
French daily newspaper Le Parisien, citing police, said the suspects wore hoods and were carrying "small chainsaws".
The robbers reportedly escaped with nine pieces of jewellery, including a necklace, a brooch and a tiara from the Napoleon and French Sovereigns display cases, the newspaper reported.
Two suspects were inside while a third stayed outside, Le Parisien said.
Image:Suspects reportedly used this window to get in. Pic: Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X: "We will recover the works and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
"Everything is being done, everywhere, to achieve this," he added.
What is in the Galerie d'Appollon?
The Galerie d'Appollon is an enormous room on the upper floor of the Petite Galerie, which houses the French Crown Jewels as well as the royal collection of hardstone vessels, paintings, tapestries and medallions, the museum's website said.
Rebuilt by Louis XIV after a fire, it is home to three historical diamonds - the Regent, one of the most famous diamonds in the world, the Sancy and the Hortensia.
At 140 carats, the Regent is exceptional in terms of size, weight and purity and when it was found in India in 1698, it was the largest known diamond at the time.
Social media users posted pictures and videos from in and outside the building, with one showing people leaving in "total panic".
Image:The museum sits next to the River Seine. Pic: Reuters
One person on X who said they were there reported a confused-sounding scene of police "running" near the museum's famous pyramid "and trying to enter... from glass side doors but they were locked and they could not enter".
"Everyone inside was running and banging on glass doors to get out, but could not open. Police and military police arrived," they added.
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History of Louvre break-ins
This is not the first time thieves have targeted the museum.
In 1911, the Mona Lisa, now protected by bulletproof glass, vanished from its frame, stolen by a former worker who hid inside the museum and walked out with the painting under his coat.
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It was recovered two years later in Florence - an episode that helped make Leonardo da Vinci's portrait the world's best-known artwork.
In 1983, two Renaissance-era pieces of armour were stolen - and were only recovered in 2021, nearly four decades later.
The museum's collection also bears the legacy of Napoleonic-era looting, containing 33,000 works of art, including antiquities, sculptures and paintings.
In addition to the Mona Lisa, its star attractions feature the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
Race against time' as police try to recover 'priceless' jewels stolen from Louvre
Intruders entered via a basket lift using a platform mounted on a lorry, breaking a window and making off with jewels that "have genuine heritage value and are, in fact, priceless," France's interior minister said.Monday 20 October 2025 10:31, UK
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'Major robbery' at the Louvre
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Police face "a race against time" to recover "priceless" objects stolen by thieves in a daring heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, Sky News has been told.
The world-famous museum was forced to close on Sunday and will remain closed on Monday after thieves accessed a gallery containing the French Crown Jewels at around 9.30am local time.
Art detective Arthur Brand said the heist is "the theft of the decade" - adding in order to recover the "priceless" items, police will need to find the culprits in just one week.
"These crown jewels are so famous, you just cannot sell them," Mr Brand told Sky News. "The only thing they can do is melt the silver and gold down, dismantle the diamonds, try to cut them. That's the way they will probably disappear forever."
He continued: "They [the police] have a week. If they catch the thieves, the stuff might still be there. If it takes longer, the loot is probably gone and dismantled. It's a race against time."
France's justice minister, Gerard Darmanin, said the heist was a failure of the French security services.
"There are many museums in Paris, many museums in France, with priceless values in these museums," Mr Darmanin told French radio station France Inter. "What is certain is that we failed. The French people all feel like they've been robbed."
Eight "priceless" objects stolen have been named by the French culture ministry. A ninth item was stolen but recovered at the scene, the Paris prosecutor said.
The French culture ministry said the items stolen were:
• Tiara from the set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
• Necklace from the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
• Earring, from the pair belonging to the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense
Image:The tiara (top), necklace (middle) and one earring were taken from the Queen Marie Amelie sapphire set. Pic: Louvre
• Emerald necklace from the Empress Marie Louise set
• Pair of emerald earrings from the Empress Marie Louise set
Image:Empress Marie Louise's emerald necklace and earrings. Pic: Louvre
Image:Empress Eugenie's reliquary brooch. Pic: Louvre
• Brooch known as the "reliquary brooch"
• Tiara of Empress Eugenie
• Large corsage bow brooch of Empress Eugenie.
Image:The Empress Eugenie tiara. Pic: Louvre
Image:The Empress Eugenie brooch contains 2,438 diamonds. Pic: Louvre
French publication Le Parisien previously reported that the object recovered at the museum was the crown of Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie, and it was broken.
Play Video - Louvre heist: What we know so far?
Louvre heist: What we know so far?
Authorities revealed details of the raid after the museum, which is the world's most popular and draws up to 30,000 visitors a day, said on X that it was closing for "exceptional reasons".
Image
olice working by a basket lift used by thieves at the Louvre museum in Paris. Pic: AP
Image:The world famous museum attracts tens of thousands of people every day. File pic: AP
Culture minister Rachida Dati said footage of the operation showed the thieves "don't target people, they enter calmly in four minutes, smash display cases, take their loot, and leave".
"No violence, very professional," she told TF1.
How the robbery unfolded
French interior minister Laurent Nunez said the "major robbery" involved intruders entering the museum via a basket lift using a platform mounted on a lorry.
It is not clear if they brought any or all of the equipment they used with them, as construction work is taking place along the River Seine side of the sprawling building, where the break-in occurred.
Mr Nunez said: "They broke a window and went towards several display cases where they stole jewellery. These are jewels that have genuine heritage value and are, in fact, priceless."
Image:The ceiling of the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre. Pic: Shutterstock
The interior ministry said the criminals fled on two motorbikes. No injuries have been reported.
The number of robbers has not been confirmed but Mr Nunez told France Inter that three or four thieves got into the museum.
The gang was well prepared and had scouted the venue, Mr Nunez said, adding they cut window panes "with a disc cutter" before escaping "on a TMAX", a type of Yamaha maxi-scooter.
Forensic work is now under way and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled following the break-in, which took place between 9.30 and 9.40am (8.30-8.40am UK time).
Once in, they made for the Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo Gallery), home to a selection of the French Crown Jewels, the interior ministry said.
French daily newspaper Le Parisien, citing police, said the suspects wore hoods and were carrying "small chainsaws".
The robbers reportedly escaped with nine pieces of jewellery, including a necklace, a brooch and a tiara from the Napoleon and French Sovereigns display cases, the newspaper reported.
Two suspects were inside while a third stayed outside, Le Parisien said.
Image:Suspects reportedly used this window to get in. Pic: Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X: "We will recover the works and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
"Everything is being done, everywhere, to achieve this," he added.
What is in the Galerie d'Appollon?
The Galerie d'Appollon is an enormous room on the upper floor of the Petite Galerie, which houses the French Crown Jewels as well as the royal collection of hardstone vessels, paintings, tapestries and medallions, the museum's website said.
Rebuilt by Louis XIV after a fire, it is home to three historical diamonds - the Regent, one of the most famous diamonds in the world, the Sancy and the Hortensia.
At 140 carats, the Regent is exceptional in terms of size, weight and purity and when it was found in India in 1698, it was the largest known diamond at the time.
Social media users posted pictures and videos from in and outside the building, with one showing people leaving in "total panic".
Image:The museum sits next to the River Seine. Pic: Reuters
One person on X who said they were there reported a confused-sounding scene of police "running" near the museum's famous pyramid "and trying to enter... from glass side doors but they were locked and they could not enter".
"Everyone inside was running and banging on glass doors to get out, but could not open. Police and military police arrived," they added.
Follow Sky News on WhatsApp
Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News
History of Louvre break-ins
This is not the first time thieves have targeted the museum.
In 1911, the Mona Lisa, now protected by bulletproof glass, vanished from its frame, stolen by a former worker who hid inside the museum and walked out with the painting under his coat.
Read more on Sky News:
Investigation into latest Andrew claims
Rock bassist dies at 48
Socialite Goldsmith dies
It was recovered two years later in Florence - an episode that helped make Leonardo da Vinci's portrait the world's best-known artwork.
In 1983, two Renaissance-era pieces of armour were stolen - and were only recovered in 2021, nearly four decades later.
The museum's collection also bears the legacy of Napoleonic-era looting, containing 33,000 works of art, including antiquities, sculptures and paintings.
In addition to the Mona Lisa, its star attractions feature the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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Willie Thorne
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None of that bumfluff is ever getting recovered.
Rita_Poon
Player Valuation: £100m
They've caught a chinese national in Barcelona trying to flog some stolen gold from a month ago. gold melts down, stones don't, they can be recut but it's a professional job and who's got a quiet world class stone cutter on the books and a sudden influx of precious stones that match the colour and quality of the ones nicked will garner grave suspicion.
In cases like this, once the cops snag one they usually fold and they get the majority (unlike the millenium dome heist where they had, an inside man, their hand drawn out plans, dates and times, means of escape, the jcb for ingress, phones addresses and even the means of breaking the diamonds security glass - high power nail guns).
Top whack French courts can dole out is 20 years, you can kill as many as you like and that's the toll. It's an open invitation.
Rita_Poon
Player Valuation: £100m
We're on the cusp of a £22B black hole that wasn't found last time round when the first £20B black hole was found. (meaning tax increases)
There's a really big problem with a former working* royal to be addressed.
They've been outmanoeuvred by maccabi tel aviv knob head club and hooligan fans.
The 1.5M new homes is under pressure for the 5 year delivery promise.
And now, the third victim of sex grooming gangs has resigned from the national grooming gang inquiry because of the predetermined nature of the panels findings and the minister for government (on the panel) has repeatedly accused one of the victims of being a liar re her experiences abducted from care and raped.
Why not just gift wrap it to farage now. She's on the news now that victims are being silenced. How feck this up so badly. What a disaster.
There's a really big problem with a former working* royal to be addressed.
They've been outmanoeuvred by maccabi tel aviv knob head club and hooligan fans.
The 1.5M new homes is under pressure for the 5 year delivery promise.
And now, the third victim of sex grooming gangs has resigned from the national grooming gang inquiry because of the predetermined nature of the panels findings and the minister for government (on the panel) has repeatedly accused one of the victims of being a liar re her experiences abducted from care and raped.
Why not just gift wrap it to farage now. She's on the news now that victims are being silenced. How feck this up so badly. What a disaster.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
So Ashley, what do you want to be when you grow up ?
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