IT’S THE DELIGHTFUL CAPER WE ALL NEEDED. On October 19 2025, four thieves (in disguise!) stole $102million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris. They casually parked a basket lift truck out the front of the building, rode it to the first floor balcony and stepped right inside the Apollo Gallery - home to what’s left of France’s ‘Crown Jewels’. One glass cutter and a couple of minutes later, they rode away on Yamaha scooters with 9 precious items (well, 8 - they dropped a diamond-encrusted tiara that once belonged to Napoleon’s wife). Two men have been arrested, but no jewels have been found, and even George Clooney said he’s proud of the thieves for pulling it off. But why was it so easy to do? Who was the mysterious DAPPER MAN photographed at the scene of the crime? And will they even be able to sell what they stole?

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

This is Rosie’s absolute favourite thing she has read about The Louvre Heist: The Atlantic - "The Louvre Heist Is Terrific" (2025)  by Caity Weaver

TIME Magazine - "Louvre Robbery: How Thieves Carried Out An Audacious Heist of 'Priceless' Napoleonic Jewels" (2025)

The Guardian - "French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist" (2025)

AP News - "Thieves use basket lift in daring Louvre robbery, steal priceless jewels" (2025)

AP News - "A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris" (2025)

Daily Mail - "Two arrested over Louvre 'heist of the century' after raid of France's £76million crown jewels" (2025)

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