A pop-up tent can be pitched in seconds and, theoretically, taken down in less, making them perfect for music festivals, casual camping or even waiting in the queue at Wimbledon overnight.

Their problem is that they’re not actually as easy to put away as they should be. Angle it right, and the tent folds away as easily as it popped up. Approach without a plan, and you’ll find yourself wrangling with a seemingly live tent that refuses to fold back into its circular bag.

Here’s my step-by-step guide on how to put away a pop-up tent in less than 60 seconds, to help you avoid that problem. Watch the video to see exactly how I do it. 

1. Unzip the doors

This is to let any air escape. Otherwise, you’ll find it balloons out as you try to fold it.

2. Gather the poles

Find the highest arch on both sides, then pull them together into the middle.

Leeds Bradford is one of 15 airports hit by the problem, which has caused cancellations and delays to flights leaving the UK.

A Leeds Bradford Airport spokesperson said: “The air traffic control service, NATS, is experiencing a technical issue which is impacting flights at airports across the UK, including at LBA.”

“Passengers are advised to check with their airline for the latest flight information.”

“LBA is working alongside its airline partners to ensure customers are on the move before close of day.”

NATS said it was investigating a technical issue linked to its flight processing system, which serves 15 UK airports.

NATS later said it had applied a fix and its flight system was beginning to recover.

NATS said: “Our engineers are on site and working urgently to resume normal operations as quickly as possible.”

“We recognise the ongoing disruption to travel, for which we sincerely apologise.”

“Flights are still departing and airspace is open, but recovery will take some time. We will provide further updates as soon as possible.”

“Passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline.”

Flightradar24 said 425 flights to and from UK airports had been cancelled by 5pm.

The issue also affected airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, London City, London Southend, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Southampton and Belfast.

Birmingham Airport said the problem was affecting southern UK airspace and “impacting a significant number of departing flights across the country”.

Heathrow initially said arriving flights were unaffected, but later reported that the issue was “impacting arriving and departing flights across UK airports”.

Manchester Airports Group said flights from Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands had been affected.

Flightradar24 said about 4 per cent of UK flights had been cancelled or delayed because of the problem.

It said Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham were the worst-hit airports.

NATS said flights were still departing and airspace remained open, but warned that recovery would take time.

Passengers using Leeds Bradford Airport were told to check with their airline before travelling.

EasyJet said some flights were “unable to operate” and delays were affecting services across Europe; affected customers would be offered a free transfer or refund, with meals and hotel accommodation where needed.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said engineers were fixing the problem and apologised to passengers.

The incident follows previous NATS failures, including a radar problem last July and a technical glitch in August 2023.

Three women who served as jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have opened up about their decision to find the mother-of-three not guilty of murder before one holdout juror forced a mistrial.

Clancy, 36, had admitted to strangling her children with exercise bands, but argued in court that she was overmedicated while suffering from postpartum depression and that the cocktail of drugs she was prescribed brought on a psychosis.

‘We weren’t trying to figure out if she murdered the children, she did and she’s admitting to that. We’re trying to figure out: Did she know right from wrong at that time?’ jury foreperson Roni Carlson recounted to NBC Boston.

‘And with everybody saying she loved her children so much and everything proved she loved her children, from her journals to her mother-in-law, everything proved that she loved her children,’ Carlson continued. ‘So she had to have snapped.’

Based on that evidence, 11 of the 12 jurors were ready to find Clancy not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

But a lone holdout on the jury refused to acquit the former labor and delivery nurse, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial in the case.

The three female jurors who spoke to NBC Boston now claim that the unidentified juror ‘would not interact with us and try to understand.’ 

‘He had reasonable doubt. He admitted he had reasonable doubt,’ Carlson said.

‘I started filling out the forms, I was so excited. There were three forms I had to fill out, and then he said “but I’m still not going to say she’s not guilty.”‘ 

Jury foreperson Roni Carlson told NBC Boston on Tuesday she was persuaded to find the mother-of-three not guilty by reason of insanity after hearing witnesses and journal entries describe how much she loved her children

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Roni and two other female jurors opened up to NBC Boston about their frustrations with one juror who refused to acquit 

The jury of nine women and three men ultimately spent more than 37 hours deliberating five-and-a-half weeks worth of evidence, as they deliberated whether Clancy was guilty of the murders or manslaughter of Cora, five, Dawson, three and eight-month-old Callan in January 2023.

As the one juror then refused to side with the others late Thursday and early Friday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington sought an emergency order to try and force jurors to enter one final round of deliberations.

But the motion failed, and Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday afternoon.

As a result, Clancy could face a retrial in the case. 

In a desperate attempt to prevent that from happening, Reddington on Tuesday 
pleaded with President Donald Trump to consider pardoning Clancy, describing her as a good person.

‘Mr President, I hope that you would consider this young lady, the type of person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon,’ the lawyer said on Good Morning America.

He went on to describe Clancy as being ‘intelligent’ and ‘hardworking,’ while describing the strong bond he has with Clancy. 

‘I do feel a very strong bond with Lindsay because of the type of person she is. She’s such a wonderful, wonderful person,’ the lawyer said as he acknowledged he didn’t know much about postpartum depression before taking on Clancy’s trial. 

Clancy argued in court that she was overmedicated while suffering from postpartum depression and that the cocktail of drugs she was prescribed brought on a psychosis

Clancy was charged with murder after strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan in 2023

George Stephanopoulos questioned the lawyer about his remarks at the end of the trial in which Reddington said he ‘crushed’ the prosecution, asking if he regretted them.

‘I don’t regret saying it at all,’ Reddington responded. ‘I think that the defense was very strong and I think it went in very well.

‘I think I perhaps could have been a little more circumspect dealing with [prosecutor] Tim Cruz, and instead of saying I crushed him, I could I have said I did a good job.’ 

Reddington then said that he was open to reaching a deal with Cruz, the District Attorney, so that Clancy did not need to go through another trial.

‘I’m willing to listen to Tim [Cruz]. I’ve known Tim for 30 years. I hope, however, after this trial, that he would revisit that issue and we could work something out that will be acceptable for both sides,’ he added.

Nearly 1 million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are currently outside education, employment or training and the number is currently projected to increase.

We can all see the huge waste of talent this represents for the young people concerned and society as a whole. In his interim report on young people and work, commissioned by the government, former MP Alan Milburn found that although most of the young people in this situation aspire to steady employment, education or training, pathways to achieve their aims are not clear. These issues reflect societal, moral and economic failure.

Milburn identifies multiple intersecting reasons for the current situation. He observes that health, education, social services and legal systems can compound existing disadvantage. Interactions with these systems are often impersonal and transactional, prioritising measurable outcomes over genuine concern for the individual.

Even the term Neet shows how young people are perceived as problems to be fixed, not individuals with dreams and talents. Defining them as “not in employment, not in education, not in training” implies there is something wrong with them. Do I define myself as “not an accountant”?

If using such loaded, discouraging terms limits how society thinks about young people and often how they think about themselves, research shows the benefits of taking a strengths-based mentoring approach. For some, such relationships already exist around them. For others, a formal mechanism can introduce mentors to make these connections.

The value of a mentor

Mentors are trained adults who can offer emotional, practical and developmental support to young people. They help young people understand their goals, strengths and how to bring about change for themselves, rather than pre-determining a problem and imposing solutions.

For my doctoral research, I worked with seven young people, seven mentors, two mentoring coordinators and four referrers in a local authority mentoring programme. This research showed the value of the trusting relationships they formed.

A mentor listened and helped young people express their needs and provided time and space to explore new ideas and address worries. They could explore their strengths and interests, which often lay outside mainstream education. Mentors who valued their curiosity and expertise in reptiles, manga and photography, for example, expanded the young people’s sense of who they were and what they could achieve.

Additionally, mentors were often the trusted adults who supported them through challenging family circumstances such as parents’ mental health crises, homelessness or bullying.

Encouraging young people to make sense of and articulate issues they faced meant they could be supported and signposted to other sources of help. Addressing their preoccupations gave young people the time and space to think about school and future prospects. One young person said:

It’s someone that you can sort of share everything to; that’s why I think it’s like one of the best things to have.

Identifying their goals, strengths and the resources around them increased the young people’s confidence in their abilities and prospects. Combining their skills and knowledge with exposure through their mentor to new experiences, ideas, and importantly, contacts increased resilience and led to transformative change. This renewed sense of purpose and ability to change their situation helped improve their wellbeing and confidence.

By taking an approach centred on the young person, the paths that they chose often addressed the very issues policy frets about.

For example, one person who refused to attend school instead chose online schooling; a young person who had been in limbo realised that working in childcare was within her grasp. Given space to explore what they wanted, young people re-engaged in employment, education or training but in their own way and on their own terms.

Improve existing systems

Milburn called for systemic change, not more unscalable solutions. The beginning of an infrastructure exists already in the youth mentoring organisations spread across the UK. However, the network is fragmented and experiences uncertain funding. It is unevenly accredited and with limited opportunity to share research-based good practice.

A vital part of harnessing existing expertise in youth mentoring is to establish a central agency to assure quality.

Helping young people succeed in navigating complex systems around them would be more cost effective than waiting until they reach crisis point. Schools are already used to mentoring new teachers: this culture could be extended to include young people in education. Indeed, incorporating skills to create trusting and developmental relationships into training for those who work with young people would see great benefits.

Helping young people to help themselves through mentoring relationships is more likely to engage them in returning to education or entering the workplace. This works better than an approach that focuses on their deficits and forces them through pre-determined steps.

Strengths-based mentoring should become a recognised part of the support infrastructure available to every young person who needs it.

By BRIAN VINER, FILM CRITIC

Published: 00:00 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 02:30 BST, 9 September 2026

Porto head coach Francesco Farioli believes both Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol were fortunate to not be sent off during Manchester City’s 2-0 win in the Champions League. Erling Haaland scored twice at the start and end of the second half to secure three points for the Blues. However, Farioli felt the game hinged on two decisions during the game. The first came during the opening 45 minutes when Marc Guehi collided with Gabri Veiga, leaving the Porto midfielder covered in blood. Replays showed that City’s defender caught Veiga with his elbow but no further action was taken.

In the second half, Gvardiol was quickly replaced by Abdukodir Khusanov having skirted close to receiving a second yellow card. Asked initially about whether City were lucky to have 11 men still on the pitch at half time following the Guehi incident, Farioli told Prime Video: “Yeah, I think so from the matches that I saw, I believe a card could have been given. Of course, in that moment, it is a red.”

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Preparations are underway in Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s Harald V, whose death after 35 years on the throne has plunged the country into mourning. 

More than 150 flights carrying royal guests, heads of state and VIPs are expected to land at Gardermoen ahead of the royal state funeral tomorrow afternoon as photos showed the Crown Prince and Princess of Serbia, Japan and Bulgaria arriving in Oslo.

Harald – a cousin of King Charles III – died on August 28 aged 89 following a hospital admission where he was treated for haemolytic anaemia, a disorder causing red blood cells to be destroyed at an abnormally fast rate.

A statement released by the Norwegian Palace confirmed the late monarch will be laid to rest on Wednesday, September 9, at Oslo Cathedral, with kings, queens, princes, heads of state and dignitaries from across the world expected to attend the funeral service. 

The Prince of Wales – who dropped off his eldest son Prince George at Eton College today – will lead an extraordinary gathering of royals as he represents his father King Charles III. 

In keeping with precedent that the sovereign does not attend funerals of other heads of state, the duty falls to William, a future king, to represent his father and pay his respects at the poignant service.

William will be joined by his aunt, Anne, Princess Royal, 76, who will appear in a personal and private capacity as the godmother of Norway’s new king, Haakon VIII, 53.

The death of Harald follows an especially tumultuous period for the Norwegian royals – from the new Queen Mette-Marit‘s health setbacks and the scandal surrounding her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein to her son Marius Borg Hoiby’s rape conviction. 

Controversially, Haakon’s 29-year-old stepson, who has been under house arrest since July, will attend Harald’s funeral after he was also allowed to carry Harald’s bier from the Royal Palace to the Palace Chapel for his lying in state. 

Hoiby, who was found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison, was pictured alongside Haakon, Princess Martha Louise, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, as they carried Harald’s coffin through the palace on August 31. 

It is not known whether he will join the royal procession walking behind Harald’s bier after it leaves the Royal Palace at noon tomorrow, as mourners line the streets of Oslo to bid farewell to the ‘grandfather of the nation’ and a 21-gun salute is fired at Akershus Fortress. 

Mette-Marit will travel alongside Harald’s widow Queen Sonja in an A2 Audi after she missed her husband’s swearing-in ceremony due to ‘complications’ from her recent lung transplant surgery in June. 

Haakon’s sister Martha Louise, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who is now first in line to the throne, and Prince Sverre Magnus will all be in attendance, as per a detailed guide to the proceedings released by the royal household. 

However, Martha Louise’s ‘shaman’ husband Durek Verrett is not listed on the official list of names confirmed to participate in the Royal Procession before Harald’s bier arrives at Oslo Cathedral at 1pm for the service. 

At the beginning of the ceremony, which will be led by the president of the Church of Norway, Olav Fykse Tveit, a minute of silence will be observed throughout the country. 

After the funeral, Harald’s coffin will be taken to Akershus Fortress for a private service attended only by his family and foreign royals, according to Hello! magazine. 

Harald will be buried alongside his parents, King Olav and Crown Princess Martha, as a second ceremonial gun salute marks the end of the ceremony. 

Flags that have been flying at half-mast will be raised to their highest point as the country’s church bells ring for an hour before the Norwegian royal family drive back to the palace for their balcony appearance. 

The Prince of Wales – who dropped off his eldest son Prince George at Eton College today – will lead an extraordinary gathering of royals as he represents his father King Charles III

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia and Yugoslavia arrivef at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, this morning 

Princess Rosario Nadal of Preslav (Princess Rosario of Bulgaria) will also attend tomorrow’s royal state funeral 

Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and his wife Crown Princess Kiko boarding a plane at Haneda airport bound for Norway

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Norwegian national flags set on half mast at the Karl Johans Gate road, which leads to the royal palace, at the eve of the funeral of Norway’s late King Harald

The day will end with an official reception at the Palace, attended by royalty, heads of state and government officials.  

Senior royals from around the globe are expected in Oslo to pay their respects to Harald, who maintained a close friendship with his counterparts from Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. 

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark will attend the funeral with their children,  Crown Prince Christian and Princess Benedikte, alongside Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. 

Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will also be in attendance, joining King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain along with Queen Sofia. 

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will be accompanied by Princess Beatrix, who abdicated the throne in 2013, with Monaco’s Prince Albert also among those confirmed to attend the state funeral. 

King Abdullah of Jordan, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan, Greece’s Queen Anne-Marie and Prince Kyril of Bulgaria will also be present at tomorrow’s service. 

The royals are expected to wear black for the funeral, including mourning veils worn by the women. 

While Charles, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will not attend the funeral in line with state protocol, the King extended his ‘deepest and most heartfelt condolences’ to the Norwegian Royal Family following the death of his ‘dear cousin’.

Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway sits next to her father King Haakon VIII of Norway during an oath-taking ceremony for the new king to Norway’s constitution in the main chamber of the Norwegian Parliament

The coffin of King Harald V of Norway is moved from the Red Salon to the Palace Chapel in Oslo on August 31, 2026 by members of the royal family

Controversially, Haakon’s 29-year-old stepson Marius Borg Hoiby was allowed to carry the bier after he was convicted of rape in July 

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The pair were second cousins once removed, sharing great-great-grandparents Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark.

He said: ‘As Norway mourns the loss of so towering a figure, my whole family join in remembering a much-loved kinsman and friend whose kindness, compassion and deep sense of duty echoed from across the sea and across the decades.

‘The Queen and I extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Queen Sonja and all her family, as Britain shares in Norway’s grief at this time of such heartbreaking loss.’

King Haakon later paid tribute to his father in his first official speech as monarch, in which he thanked Harald ‘for everything he was and everything he did’.

Wearing a sombre black suit and sat beside a picture of Harald, King Haakon described him as ‘such a good father’, and a ‘loving and thoughtful husband’.

He said: ‘As king, my father represented Norway and the Norwegian people with pride and joy, through visits around the country, at events here at the royal palace, and while working on Norway’s behalf around the world.

‘I’m going to miss him. I’ll miss his laughter. His good-natured way of dealing with people and situations.’

King Haakon VIII swore an oath of allegiance without his wife, as their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, took Mette-Marit’s place and stood by his side.

Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit has suffered ‘complications’ from her lung transplant

Norway’s Queen Sonja (centre) is welcomed by Oyvind Stabrun (left) and parish priest Ida Buen Hanevold (2ndL), upon her arrival to attend a memorial church service for her late husband, King Harald V on August 30, 2026

Mette-Marit missed the historic day as she is under medical observation due to the ‘complications’ from her lung transplant surgery in June.

The queen was also unable to attend her late father-in-law’s church memorial service over the weekend.

The Norwegian royal family shared a statement this morning from pulmonologist Dr Are Holm from Norway’s National Hospital confirming the 53-year-old’s absence.

He said: ‘It is not uncommon for complications to occur after a lung transplant. The queen has had complications on some occasions since the operation, including today.

‘As a result, the queen must be observed throughout the day. The queen will therefore unfortunately not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony in the Storting today.’

The 53-year-old was removed from the event programme available on the Royal House’s website, and the new king was joined by his children, Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre, alongside his mother, Queen Sonja.

The new queen has suffered for several years from chronic pulmonary fibrosis.

Her condition has deteriorated significantly over the past six months, and she was placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant earlier this summer.

Doctors said the procedure was a last resort when a patient is believed to have less than two years to live without new lungs.

After the surgery, the Royal House of Norway confirmed the transplant had been successful and that ‘everything has progressed well so far’.

In July, the future queen suspended her official duties, and Norway’s royal court said ‘there will be a longer period of rehabilitation and training’ during which ‘there will initially be no updates’.

Haakon confirmed at the time he would cut back his public engagements to spend time with his wife; however, this may change now that he is Norway’s new king.

King Haakon’s first official address to the nation came as tributes to his father poured in all weekend. 

 Thousands of mourners descended on Oslo to pay their respects to the late king, placing flowers, flags and condolence cards outside the Royal Palace.

Flags were flying at half-mast throughout the country, as portraits of Harald in gala uniform were displayed everywhere, from metro stations to public buildings.

Churches and city halls were also opened specially so people could light candles and write their thoughts about the deceased king in condolence books.

Harald – who was known for his warmth, humour and informal style – has been hailed as an inclusive ‘people’s king’ who modernised the Norwegian monarchy during his 35 year-reign. 

Footage shared online showed the group, many wearing balaclavas, walking down Buchanan Street at around 4.20pm on Tuesday.

Police have contained a large group of masked far-right protestors in Glasgow following threats by the group that they would bring the city centre to a “standstill”.

Footage shared online showed the group, many wearing balaclavas, walking down Buchanan Street at around 4.20pm on Tuesday. They made their way towards Charing Cross, where they were stopped by officers.

A video shared on social media showed the masked group being held by dozens of uniformed cops outside the notorious Best Kebab shop on Dundas Street. It’s understood the protest was organised by a group called the Scottish Citizen Army, who named it “Operation Standstill”.

The organisers issued a statement on social media, warning the public that they “will hold up journeys home from work” and that it “regrets the disruption”.

They also warned of more disruptive demonstrations “until the Government listens.” The post read: “We apologise to drivers delayed later today. This afternoon’s protest will hold up journeys home from work.

“We know that will anger people. We are doing it because working people in Scotland are already paying more tax, waiting longer for homes and treatment, and watching homelessness, mental health demand and drug deaths rise.

“Operation Standstill begins today for those who cannot get out to say this themselves. We regret the disruption. Until the Government listens, it will continue.”

Despite this, no disruption was reported in the city centre and the group were quickly contained by police. The force has confirmed that there was no risk to the wider public and work is underway to disperse the group. It is not yet known if any arrests have been made in connection.

It comes after hundreds of anti-immigration protesters dressed in black and wearing balaclavas brought the Port of Dover to a standstill by blocking key access roads on Saturday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.20pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 we were made aware of a large group of people gathered in Buchannan Street, Glasgow.

“The group made their way through the city centre towards Charing Cross where officers contained them to engage, maintain public safety and minimise disruption. “They are in the process of being dispersed from the area, and there was no wider risk to the public or disruption to travel networks.”

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Two thieves allegedly sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, according to authorities

Two burglars cut through fencing, entered via a window and made off with four prized Renoir paintings on Tuesday from a modest museum on the French Riviera, though they discarded two of the artworks during their escape, officials confirmed.

A nationwide manhunt for the culprits was immediately launched.

The entire raid lasted under three minutes and specifically targeted the most precious pieces at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.

The robbery brought back distressing recollections of last year’s dramatic theft of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre Museum and reignited demands for enhanced security and increased funding for France’s numerous cultural institutions, both large and small.

Cagnes-sur-Mer’s Mayor Bryan Masson put the combined worth of Tuesday’s stolen Renoir pieces at 9 million euros ($10.5 million), though art theft specialists cautioned they would prove exceptionally difficult to offload.

The Renoir Museum occupies the final residence of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, where he spent his days until his death in 1919. It stands as the most renowned attraction in Cagnes-sur-Mer, nestled between Cannes and Nice along the Mediterranean coastline.

The “well-equipped” and “well-informed” criminals gained access to the Renoir Museum through the garden, Masson informed journalists at the location.

Using an electric knife or saw, they sliced through fencing, accessed the museum via the ground floor, then severed the clips holding the artwork frames in place, Masson explained in comments broadcast by local station Ici Azur. The museum’s alarm was triggered at 5:48am local time, with officers on the scene within five minutes, according to the mayor.

Their rapid response “forced the burglars to flee in haste and helped limit the scale of the theft,” the mayor confirmed in a written statement to The Associated Press.

Two of the pinched artworks were discovered abandoned in the museum grounds – Renoir’s “Portrait of Madame Pichon′′ and “Coco Reading,” prosecutors revealed. The pair still unaccounted for are “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well.”

The venue housed 12 Renoir pieces altogether, the mayor noted. The museum remained shut on Tuesday while inquiries continued.

Marseille prosecutors launched an investigation into theft by an organised gang, with France’s national office for traffic in cultural goods joining the probe.

“This incident should serve as a warning about the protection of our museums,” the mayor stated.

Art theft specialist James Ratcliffe from the Art Loss Register told the AP that insufficient funding remains the primary challenge facing museums globally, not solely in France. Smaller institutions are particularly vulnerable due to their restricted budgets.

”The theft of the Louvre has demonstrated to everybody with criminal intent that museums are potentially soft targets,” he explained. ”People are looking at museums differently.”

Unlike the Louvre robbery or other recent museum raids focusing on gold or jewels that can be melted down or recut, the Renoir theft presents the criminals with a dilemma.

”Although the (paintings) are valuable, and will have probably seven figures attached to them in terms of the financial value, trying to find a buyer who will pay that is going to be almost impossible for them,” Ratcliffe said.

”Unless they have a plan for that in advance, they’re not going to be able to just go to an art dealer and say, ‘Look, I’ve got these two nice Renoirs, would you like to buy them?

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Tens of thousands of passengers in the UK have been affected by an air traffic control issue with flights delayed and cancelled and here is the latest from airports.

Heathrow: Arrivals into the airport have been suspended for the remainder of today while departures have resumed but disruption is expected to continue.

Gatwick: The airport is extremely busy with dozens of passengers queuing up to speak to staff members from the service centre. The airport is informing travellers via a regular announcement that it is aware of the Nats issue. “Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for more information regarding flights,” it further states.

Stansted: The airport says flights “may continue to be subject to disruption while airlines recover their schedules”. And a statement added: “If expecting to travel on Wednesday, September 9, please check your flight status directly with your airline before travelling to the airport.”

Manchester: Flight disruption is expected to continue “for the rest of the day” says the airport. In a post on X it added: “Only travel to the airport if your airline has confirmed that your flight is operating.”

Luton: The airport has also advised passengers to check the latest information with their airline before travelling. It stated: “We appreciate this disruption will be frustrating for passengers and are sorry for the impact on their journeys. We have colleagues on hand across the airport to support affected passengers and help keep people informed.”

Edinburgh: Passengers have been told there will be “knock on impacts” from Nats technical issues despite a fix implemented. A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport added: We are working closely with local air traffic control, airlines and other partners to minimise disruption where possible.”

East Midlands: Disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the day and the airport adds: “A full flight schedule is expected to operate tomorrow but the airport may be busier due to rescheduled flights.”