Thieves tie up French chateau owners and steal EUR2m of jewels and cash
(The Guardian France)

Police seek six suspects who ransacked Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris, which often stands in for Versailles in filmsThe owners of a 17th-century French castle were tied up as their opulent home was ransacked by robbers who fled with a haul worth EUR2m (£1.8m), authorities have said.The Vaux-le-Vicomte palace, set amid sumptuous gardens about 30 miles south-east of Paris, has been owned by the same family since 1875. Patrice and Cristina de Vogüé opened the estate to the public in 1968, and run it with their three sons. Continue reading...