The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes Hugh Schofield. 

​The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes Hugh Schofield.  

Pitched as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fireworks, green crackers have been approved again this Diwali. But do they actually make the air any less polluted?

The government said authorities had already begun reviewing security at the vast Paris venue before the heist.