More than 25 years before Sunday's heist at the iconic museum, a thief took a 19th-century painting in broad daylight.

Eight priceless royal jewels, including crowns and necklaces, were stolen from the Louvre in a four-minute heist.

Historic jewels, worth millions of euros have been stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Pippa and Phil. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251022

Ever since a daring jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, the internet has turned into a global detective agency — with people everywhere trying to crack the case. "Police officers block an access to the Louvre museum after a robbery Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Paris," the photo was captioned.

PARIS (AP) -- The Louvre's director on Wednesday acknowledged a "terrible failure" at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown jewel heist over the weekend, and said that she offered to resign but it was refused.

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’

A theft from a museum of empire may look like payback, yet the spoils will still enrich the same world that built it.