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Firefighters honoured at Elysee Palace

Firefighters who battled the Notre-Dame blaze were honoured at the Elysee Palace on Thursday (April 18).

18/04/2019

France

Viral climate cartoon uses satire to question Notre Dame donations

French cartoonist Alexis Delahaye has suggested the money should be put towards conserving the planet.

18/04/2019

France

Extraordinary 3D model of Notre Dame could help its reconstruction

A unique 3D model of the Notre Dame cathedral created by a late art history professor could help its reconstruction efforts.

18/04/2019

France

Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris tops Amazon best-seller list

The monument was severely damaged in a fire on Monday evening.

18/04/2019

France

Watch: Drone footage reveals devastating damage to Notre Dame

Drone footage shows for the first time the aerial view of damage to the roof.

17/04/2019

France

Global landmarks illuminate in solidarity with Notre Dame

Global landmarks have been illuminated in the French tricolour in solidarity with the Notre Dame after a devastating fire ripped through the Paris cathedral on Monday

17/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: What was lost, what was saved, what we don't know

Notre Dame fire: What was lost, what was saved, what we don't know

17/04/2019

The Cube

Heartwarming photo taken just before Notre Dame's fire has gone viral

A petition to find two people pictured in a joyful moment outside Notre Dame before the tragedy has taken over social media.

17/04/2019

World

Whistleblowers given more protection, but Assange divides opinion

Whistleblowers across the European Union have won greater protection under landmark legislation aimed at encouraging reports of wrongdoing. The new law, approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday, create "safe channels" and aims to shield whistleblowers from retaliation.

17/04/2019

France

Micro-plastics not just bad for the oceans, they're now in the air

A new study from Toulouse University shows that there are atmospheric micro-plastics. A five-month study carried out in the French Pyrenees showed that micro-plastics can travel a distance of up to 95 kilometres.

17/04/2019

World

'Nothing will be the same again': Parisians mourn Notre-Dame Cathedral

Standing by the Seine looking up at the church, Parisian Guillaume Nani took in the new look of the 850 year old building. “It reminded me of an event that happened when I was 10, an event that shaped not only France but the rest of the world - the World Trade Center attacks,”

17/04/2019

France

Senior figure asks French Muslims to donate to Notre Dame restoration

"I think it is our obligation as citizens and as Muslims to participate in the reconstruction of this beautiful cathedral," Kamel Kabtane, President of the Council of Rhone Mosques told Euronews.

17/04/2019

France

Emmanuel Macron says Notre Dame must be rebuilt within five years

The French president vowed the cathedral would be even more beautiful than before, in a televised address to the nation.

16/04/2019

France

Artists pick up their pencils to pay tribute to Notre Dame cathedral

Here's our selection of the best images.

16/04/2019

France

Interactive: See how Notre Dame looked before and after the fire

Click and swipe the central line across the image below to explore how the blaze has altered the appearance of the 12th century structure.

16/04/2019

France

French politicians suspend European election campaigns, look for unity

Some French political parties have suspended their European election campaigns after the fire that ravaged the iconic Notre Dame cathedral on Monday night.

16/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: Nine other churches in Europe rebuilt after disaster

Here's a look at other European churches who have been hit by disaster... and survived.

16/04/2019

France

Generous donors pledge more than €700m to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral

Amid the launch of a national collection to fund repairs for the Notre Dame cathedral, some of France's richest families and firms have already pledged millions of euros.

16/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: investigators probe restoration work

Officials believe the fire that ravaged the world-famous cathedral in Paris was begun acccidentally, and could be linked to restoration work.

16/04/2019

France

Notre Dame: Why is it considered a historical and cultural gem?

Notre Dame is not only a Catholic emblem but a place where French history and culture converge.

16/04/2019

World

France and the world reacts after Notre Dame Cathedral fire

An icon of French history is now black and burnt- the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral has been devastated by a fire, leaving France in mourning for a national icon.

16/04/2019

France

Why water-bombing aircraft could not save Notre Dame

US President Donald Trump suggested using water-bombing aircraft to extinguish the Notre Dame fire and French authorities shut it down immediately.

16/04/2019

France

French teenager targeted with death threats after tweet about Hajj

French government ministers have tweeted their support for the teenager after some social media users called for him to be decapitated.

15/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: Social media users and politicians express sadness

"The flames have ravaged 850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture," wrote the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.

15/04/2019

France

Victor Hugo already described flames in Notre Dame cathedral

"On the crest of the highest gallery, higher than the central rose window, there was a great flame rising between the two towers with whirlwinds of sparks, a vast, disordered, and furious flame," he wrote.

15/04/2019

France

Watch: Notre Dame Cathedral's spire comes crashing down amid fire

A Twitter user captured the moment the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral's spire came crashing to the ground amid a raging fire.

15/04/2019