The French teenager became an internet sensation after a press photographer captured him outside the museum on the day of the heist

Davie tells staff departure was “my own decision” but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and the head of BBC News have resigned after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights. In a shock move, Davie said his depature was his own, but comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way the broadcaster edited a Donald Trump speech. Continue reading...

Rules seem unlikely to help – kids will just rebel. Instead, try saying it all the time yourself

Workers need to meet 124.7kg limit by next November, which trade body says is required to ensure safety Thousands of North Sea oil and gas workers risk losing their jobs on offshore rigs unless they lose weight within the next year. Workers who weigh more than 124.7kg (19.5 st) fully clothed will need to shed some pounds by next November or risk being barred from working offshore, according to the industry’s trade body. Continue reading...

Local council writes Mandy Young about animals she kept at her home 10 miles from famous racecourse It is known as the “headquarters of horse racing”, with its equine heritage stretching to the 17th century. But one resident near Newmarket has apparently had enough – and complained to the local council about the neighing horses. Mandy Young, a horse owner based about 10 miles from the famous racecourse, said she received a notice of the complaint in the post, and was told it was to do with the “constant neighing” of her animals. Continue reading...

Ryan Murphy’s glossy, star-packed new show has received some of the most shocking reviews we’ve seen for a long time, including many zero star takes

YouGov study of six countries finds those in Denmark most likely to approve of nudism and have been naked in public Germans may have a hard-won reputation for being Europe’s most enthusiastic nudists, but a survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so. The YouGov survey of six western European countries – the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – found that Danes were the most likely to say it was perfectly OK to bare all in public places – and to have followed through. Continue reading...

Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth two days after stronger checks for jails were brought in Police have launched an urgent manhunt for a second asylum-seeking prisoner mistakenly freed, two days after the justice secretary, David Lammy, brought in stronger checks for jails. The 24-year-old Algerian was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in south London last Wednesday, with the Metropolitan police only informed this week. Continue reading...