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Axe-wielding robbers have stormed the Ritz hotel in Paris in a dramatic raid to steal an estimated £4.2 million in jewellery. Five men smashed the windows during the raid which took place around 6.30pm local time. Three of the gang were arrested at the scene, but two raiders managed to flee out the back door onto a pair of waiting mopeds. Witnesses said the gang used the sledgehammers and axes to smash their way into glass cabinets which held the jewels before filling their bags. Witnesses in the nearby Hemingway Bar said they heard gunshots amid the commotion. 

Daniel Gundry received a six-month jail sentence at Warrington Crown Court after he was spotted by his first wife Helen, top left, appearing on the hit ITV show Saturday Night Takeaway with his second wife Susan Brooker, right. Gundry was reported to police by his first wife who tuned in to see the surprise wedding involving Ms Brooker's sister Michelle and her fiance Sam Blackburn, inset. Mrs Gundry was shocked to discover her husband had married Ms Brooker in a ceremony in the Seychelles, bottom left, despite still being married to her. Speaking after the case, Mrs Gundry said: ''He was supposed to have split up with her the previous year. I felt sick – my daughter collapsed and she was in tears, we were in sheer disbelief. I want to put it behind me – there comes a time where you have to draw a line under it all.'

A motorist is being hunted by police after driving through a 20ft-long puddle (left, not the motorist in question) and splashing a mother and her two young children. The parent was pushing one of her children in a pram when the driver soaked the three of them in an act described by police as 'unbelievable'. Officers are now appealing for witnesses to the incident at the puddle St Ives, in Cambridgeshire, (top and bottom right) around 12pm on January 4.

Sophia Ecclestone, three, (pictured left) bore a striking similarity with two-year-old Princess Charlotte (right) as they both had pictures released ahead of their days at nursery. Sophia - the daughter of Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland (inset) proved to be the spitting image of the young royal as she attended her assessment day on Tuesday - the day after Charlotte enrolled at Willcocks Nursery School. Sophia lives just a stones throw away from the princess, and as the daughter of a billionaire heiress has many of the same privileges and opportunities that are afforded to royalty.  

Seventeen people have died in southern California after downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills that were stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in the state in December. Most deaths were believed to have occurred in Montecito, a wealthy enclave of about 9,000 people northwest of Los Angeles that is home to such celebrities as Oprah Winfrey (left). One person was also killed in a weather-related fatality in Los Angeles County. Winfrey's home survived the storms, but she shared a number of videos on Instagram showing the knee-deep mud in her yard, a gas fire nearby and helicopters rescuing her neighbors.

A primary school has been accused of creating 'rich and poor zones' in the playground after stopping children playing with sports equipment if they hadn't paid for it. Wednesbury Oak Academy, in Tipton, West Midlands, launched a 'no pay, no play' policy last week after asking parents to fork out for a voluntary £6 donation per child to purchase equipment to use at lunchtime. But when the scheme was put in place, children of parents who had not coughed up were separated from those who had, sparking a furious reaction from mothers and fathers, who have now launched a petition to stop the scheme. Headteacher Maria Bull (inset) defended the move and even claimed she nearly called the police after receiving multiple threats from angry parents. 

Dana Scatton, 17, delivered a healthy baby girl last week after being given three to nine months to live in December. The teen from Pennsylvania was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor while seven months pregnant and delivered her daughter, Aries Marie, one month premature after undergoing several rounds of radiation to stop the deterioration of her brain. The tumor is incurable but treatment is meant to prolong her life to nine months, giving Dana some time with her new baby girl.

A teenager was seen laughing and joking with a man who allegedly strangled her to death before hiding her body in a wardrobe wrapped in cling film just hours later. Megan Bills, 17, was smiling in a supermarket with Ashley Foster, 24, (left) who is accused of killing her during a sex game. Foster had just been released from prison three days before he allegedly carried out the attack and hid her body in a wardrobe in a hostel in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. Her chilling final moments were played in court and the jury was told her body was found on May 3 last year. The pair were seen leaving the hostel together (top right) and Foster was later seen washing a sheet after the alleged attack (bottom right).

A 14-stone world-famous soprano has claimed she was not considered for leading opera roles because she was 'too fat'. Lisette Oropesa, 34, (left, in 2005, right in 2012 and inset last year) said casting directors of some shows would not consider her because of the 'way she looked'. The Cuban-American singer, who was born in New Orleans, has now criticised those who wanted the audience to 'listen with their eyes'. She was 14st 13lbs at her heaviest and now takes part in an exercise regime to maintain a healthy weight.

Rihanna was overcome with emotion as she attended the funeral (left) of her cousin Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne who was gunned down at the age of 21 in Barbados. The 29-year-old superstar singer was seen wiping away tears (right) at the celebration of life in Barbados on Tuesday. No doubt it was an emotional event as dozens of her friends and family were in attendance to pay their respects to the young man (inset with the star). Tavon was crossing a track in Barbados when he was shot several times. He and Rihanna had spent Christmas Day together and the devastated singer took to Instagram to post her tribute, saying: 'RIP cousin... can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms! Never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body!!! Love you always man!'

The 57-year-old Strictly Come Dancing judge showed off the unique jeans on Wednesday's Loose Women, putting her pert posterior on full display in the unique jeans. Shirley could be seen showing off her signature dance moves to a song by Destiny's Child in the show.

Jacob Rees Mogg today urged the Prime Minister to enlist the help of I'm a Celebrity winner Georgia Toffolo, 23, to reach out to young people after meeting the star in Parliament. The Tory darling said Downing Street would be 'very wise' to use the reality TV star as their new poster girl as she understands 'how to reach a bigger audience'. And Mr Rees-Mogg revealed that Ms Toffolo bashfully apologised for hailing him a 'sex God' after she was crowned Queen of the Jungle last year. The Made In Chelsea star, who has been a Conservative Party member since she was a teenager, spoke to a string of top Tories as she visited Westminster today to film a show about Winston Churchill. Ms Toffolo also chatted to new Tory MP Ben Bradley, who was yesterday made the party's new youth Tsar, during her visit this morning.

Sarah Lloyd (pictured centre), 40, began to feel anxious about being the perfect mother shortly after returning from maternity leave. Alongside Cheryl MacDonald (pictured left and inset) and Emma Wright (pictured right), they are apart of an increasing number of women struggling to meet the myth of the supermum. Cheryl believes her feelings of inadequacy were exacerbated by social media and the expectations of others.

A miracle occurred in Washington DC yesterday. Trump was lucid, competent, confident, charming and informed. He looked, sounded and behaved like a capable president running a very important gathering during an hour-long roundtable on immigration. Meanwhile he's supposed to losing his mind to dementia and, according to a new book, be completely nuts. But the person who seemed nuts yesterday was Robert de Niro - who went off script presenting an award and called the President the 'jerk-off-in-chief', 'baby-in-chief' and a 'f***ing fool'.

The tennis star, 36, tells Vogue that the problems began after Alexis Olympia's heart rate started to drop during her delivery and it was decided that the best option would be to have Serena undergo an emergency c-section. 'That was an amazing feeling, and then everything went bad,' said Williams. The day after the birth, Williams went to the hospital and told the staff that she was concerned that she had developed blood clots. Williams, who had to stop taking her anticoagulant medications leading up the delivery, was right, and had indeed developed several clots in her lungs.

Harvey Weinstein ended his meal at a swank Arizona restaurant on Tuesday night with two shots - to the face. TMZ reported that a man, who they identify as Steve, walked up to the disgraced movie mogul as he was leaving Elements restaurant at the Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort in Scottsdale, and punched him twice. Video of the incident - which a source told DailyMail.com was at one point being shopped around for $100,000 - showed a much different story however, revealing that Weinstein was slapped in the face. The underwhelming scene plays out with Steve hastily getting out of his chair as Weinstein passes him by and then lightly hitting him with the back of his hand twice in the face.

From weight change to pregnancy, stretchmarks can occur as skin loses elasticity. Five women shared the moment they accepted their stretch marks and how they hope turning them into body art will encourage others to love their body. (pictured left to right) Rebecca Lowrie, 52, Sunny Andrea, 34, Rosie Barker, 23, and Kylie Philip, 30, have each turned their stretch marks in to works of art.

These heartwarming images have captured a hairless baby panda growing into an adorable five-month-old cub in a zoo in Paris.   Yuan Meng was the first giant panda ever born in France, when his mother gave birth in August 2016. The gorgeous mammal, who lives with his parents Huan Huan and father Yuan Zi, in Beauval Zoo, Paris, is now thriving in his enclosure. After learning to walk in November, Yuan Meng has begun discovering his surroundings.

Dawn Watson, from Brazil, left, now, and, top right and bottom right, as a child at the cult, grew up in the notorious and international sex cult, The Children of God, but dreamed of escaping from the realities and abuses of cult life. During her time in the cult, which Hollywood actors Rose McGowan and Joaquin Phoenix were members of, she was taught how to have sex at a young age, forced to perform sex acts on 'uncles' and shown images of naked women nailed to crucifixes. At the age of 13, she managed to escape from the Children of God – now known as Family International - but her journey to recovery has been a long one, marked with painful memories that have taken far longer to be set free from. Dawn explained that she used to have a dog called Midnight that seemed to 'understand everything that was going on' and was like therapy for her, inset.

Rory McIlroy has decided to put his house in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida up for sale... and it will only set you back $13million (£9.5m). The Northern Irish golfer has moved into Ernie Els' old house nearby, according to Balls.ie. He has therefore decided that he no longer has much use for the house he bought in 2013 for £7m.

This video captured the hilarious moment a Brazilian woman's attempt at bowling went awry. The clip shows the woman, called Dorinha, at a bowling alley in Cacoal in Rondonia, Brazil, on January 6. Dressed in a jumpsuit but barefoot, she is seen picking up a green ball and preparing to bowl. After swinging the ball back and forth a couple of times, she throws it. But instead of gliding down the lane and knocking down pins, it strikes a television hanging from the ceiling.

Dramatic footage shows the moment a huge lorry misses a car by inches as two lanes merge into one in Branksome, Bournemouth. Luckily, the two vehicles never collided and no one was hurt. But the video has sparked a debate over who was in the right, on social media. Some users were annoyed that the lorry appeared from nowhere while others felt the car driver should have given way.

The pole started to sway as two other men began to climb it and it went crashing to the floor during the festival in the city of Taraza, in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia. The brave climber who was near the top at the top of the accident has been named as 25-year-old Harold Alexis Garcia and was badly injured.

Kissing, embracing and reclining in intimate positions, these incredible black-and-white photographs provide a rare glimpse into British and American women who dared to display female love in the 1800s and early 1900s. Pictured: Two scantily-clad female companions share a tender embrace circa 1940 (left); a rare display of affection circa 1910 (right), and one of very few surviving photos depicting female intimacy in the 1890s (inset).

The clip, filmed in Lewisham, London, shows the biker approaching roadworks where two lanes have been merged into one. As the cyclist is about to change lane, a silver Ford Ranger 4x4 tries to go through the lane first and the pair nearly crash into each other.

A homeowner fears she might lose the house of her dreams as a part of Devon teeters on the brink of environmental disaster with only one barrier left between flood water and a nearby village. A sea wall protecting Braunton in Devon was breached in November before it was widened even further by Storm Eleanor, leading to dramatic flooding of marshlands surrounding the village. Among those most at risk is Maranda Coleman, whose £340,000 home sits perilously close to a sea wall which many experts believe could be breached at the next high tide. The Environment Agency says it will not pay for repair work because no homes are at risk, leading Ms Coleman to ask: 'Can I even live here anymore?' Environmental groups are concerned the marsh's wildlife is under serious threat, listed buildings are being left to rot in flood water and if left unchecked the water could threaten the village of Braunton and its 7,000 residents.

One mound of more than 25 browning and green trees of differing heights have been stacked up by the road in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (main, inset). Residents started noticing large piles of trees appearing in and around Bishop's Road in West London, particularly outside a four bedroom terraced house which can sell for up to £2 million, since the start of 2018. One local resident where the trees are piled outside of raised questions about the dangers they could pose.

Authorities searched the baggage of air hostess, Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, and found $100 bills tucked below cosmetics and shoes. Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday.

Benjie Walters, 28, left, from Croydon, told MailOnline he was 'woken up at all hours for two whole years' by the people living above him in his flat block. So the account manager decided to get the ultimate payback - by taping a stereo system to his ceiling, inset, and blaring music through their floorboards in the early hours of Sunday morning. Benjie documented his efforts, right, on Instagram and began taking song requests from his followers. His activity quickly went viral, with requests pouring in from hundreds of amused viewers.

Should leaving a carton of orange juice in the fridge with just the tiniest bit of liquid left in it be a criminal offence? There are some who would argue that it should. A picture of this abomination is just one of many images on the internet that causes intense irritation. Sometimes, the subject of the photo is simply a plan that went disastrously wrong - such as an attempt to put a cheesecake in a freezer that ended with the cheesecake on the floor. Other examples include a lazily mislaid layer of cheese in a cheeseburger, dishonestly grouped pepperoni on a pizza and a fresh toilet roll placed on top of a holder instead of being properly attached. And it's doubtful anyone could look at the picture of the ink explosion around the photocopier without wincing.

Mosul War Cemetery (pictured), which is about a mile west of the now-ruined Old City, contains hundreds of burials from the First and Second World Wars. Many of them have been wrecked by ISIS fanatics. Among them are 191 burials from the First World War, 145 from the Second World War and 13 non-war consular graves. Of the graves identified, 75 of them are British, 74 are Indian, two Australian and one Canadian, while 129 belong to the Army and 23 to the RAF. One of the smashed headstones belongs to Watkin Hugh Price (left) of the South Wales Borderers, who died aged 31 in 1942 before being buried in Mosul. The British Empire fought in Iraq during the First World War against the Ottoman Empire, which headquartered its Sixth Army in Mosul. During the Second World War, Mosul once again played an important role in fighting. It was occupied by Commonwealth soldiers from June 1941 until the end of the war, despite Iraq having been given independence from the British Empire in 1932, following a pro-Nazi coup in Iraq orchestrated by Rashid Ali, who had the backing of several senior Iraqi military officers.