Two days after the inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a billion euros has been donated to repair the church after French President Emmanuel Macron said renovating it was the French 'destiny.'

A GoFundMe called 'Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry' has received just under $480,000 for the three black churches in Louisiana that were burned down.

Investigations will focus on potential crimes committed against French victims, in France and abroad, and on French suspects connected to alleged Jeffrey Epstein crimes, Prosecutor said Friday.

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: Trott moved a step closer to reducing the gap between herself and her fiance in the gold-medal count, leading the women's omnium after day one.

Cyclist Laura Trott, 24, has spoken in support of her sister after accusations from the public that Emma Trott was 'jealous' and 'bitter' over her sibling's Olympic win.

Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain today, Emma Trott, the older sister of four-time Olympic gold medallist Laura seemed underwhelmed by her 24-year-old sibling’s achievements.

Laura Kenny (formerly Trott) will race in the Revolution Cycling Champions League at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, formerly the Olympic Velodrome, on December 2 and 3.

EXCLUSIVE: The elite French police officer spoke of his despair after the death of seven-year-old hero dog Diesel in Paris last month, a victim of a dramatic shoot-out with holed up ISIS terrorists.

The Prime Minister will also demand more extensive sharing of ballistics data and action to take more firearms out of circulation in the Western Balkans.

The 34-year-old singer has shared the reason he decided not to cancel his performance in Paris this month, following November's deadly terrorist attacks on the city.

Belgian media have claimed Salah Abdeslam was tracked to a house in Molenbeek on the Sunday night after the attacks, but he had gone by the time police were able to carry out a raid.

Police stopped the most wanted terrorist in Europe three times a few hours after the Paris attacks - but he was let free every time, it emerged today. Salah Abdeslam remains at large after evading police.

Brian Levin, who is the director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, referred to FBI data in a report published on Friday.

The French national of Arab descent was stopped by customs officials when he arrived at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport two days after Islamic State terrorists targeted Paris, killing 130 people.

CCTV footage shows Salah Abdeslam and his friend Hamza Attou, who later admitted they had spent the morning smoking marijuana, near the Belgian border on November 14.

Worried parents (pictured) led their children away from an evacuated primary school in the Forest district of Brussels, where police were hunting a jihadi cell linked the Paris terror attacks.

An American Mormon missionary, Mason Wells, 19, was injured in the Brussels airport terrorist attack after having previously survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks.

The group unveiled its so-called 'Op Brussels' today in which it vowed to continue 'hacking their websites, shutting down their Twitter accounts and stealing their Bitcoins'

Four men and a woman were held after a device linked to Abrini, 31, was cracked by American investigators. It is believed the phone contained images of several Birmingham landmarks.

The French capital has fallen from being Brits' second-favourite Valentine's Day hotspot, to their eighth. It ranks behind Amsterdam, Rome, New York, Barcelona, Prague and Reykjavik.

ISIS have threatened to carry out new terror attacks in a chilling new video featuring a French language song performed by several child soldiers.

Seven suspected jihadists were due in the Palais de Justice in Brussels, accused of being part of the group that murdered 162 people with suicide bombs and machine gun fire.

Widower Antoine Leiris has gently tried to explain to toddler Melvil that his mother Hélène Muyal will not be coming home again nearly a year after she was murdered up in the Paris terror attacks.

The former The Police frontman, 65, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, has agreed to the gig to honour those who lost their lives at the Bataclan in Paris on November 13, 2015.

Fanatics gunned down 90 revellers at the Paris venue on November 13 last year as they were watching a performance by the US band Eagles of Death Metal.

Colin Hanks made the documentary 'Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)' to help the band cope.

A reporter asked Trump what he believes the Fourth Estate's motivations are for covering up terror attacks. Trump's responded with more assaults on the 'very dishonest' press.

A 25-year-old man was found with serous injuries before a police cordon was put in place after emergency services were called to Leeds city centre around 1.20pm.

Laura Jane, from Leeds, said she was stunned when she heard a loud thud as the bird crashed into the glass and and left a body-shaped mark for proof.

David Brett poured paint stripper on Philomena Willets’ car and hacked into her husband’s emails to send messages to friends and neighbours accusing the couple of being paedophiles.

Sinead Wooding, 26, was found dead in woodland in Leeds earlier this year. Her husband, Akshar Ali, is on trial for her murder

A Steps fanatic started a chain reaction of his very own after kicking off an impromptu after-party in a multi-storey car park in Leeds.

A businessman has been awarded slander damages after he was wrongly accused of having threatened to slit a woman's throat at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Leeds.

Naseeb Chuhan, 21, from Leeds, was found hanged after his debts spiraled and his death has led to a coroner being asked to write to the FCA about students being handed dangerous loans.

Megan Robertson (pictured) was found slumped in her bedroom by her sister, after complaining about the side-effects of anti-seizure tablets, Wakefield Coroners Court has heard.

Brothers Ellis and Elliott Thornton, 12 and 14, Darnell Harte, 15, and Robbie Meerun, 24, died when the Renault Clio they were travelling in hit a tree in Leeds.

Leeds Crown Court heard that David Ellam, 52, died after he was attacked by a the dog called Alex. Pictured is the dog's owner Aaron Joseph, who denies being in control of a dangerous dog.

Mia Garforth-Crook, eight, was left terrified with blood pouring from her face after she was mauled by a Husky-type dog in the village of Roberttown, near Leeds in West Yorkshire.

Paediatrics in Leeds sought help from poison experts - but treatment failed to work and life support for the toddler, whose identity has been withheld, was eventually withdrawn. (stock)

Robert Williams, from the Burmantofts area of Leeds, had traces of cannabis in his system above the legal limit after police arrested him.

Tim Hancock died at Leeds General Infirmary on November 25, 2016 at the age of 48 after being given an experimental drug without his consent, an inquest heard today.

Emma Taylor told a court how she has been left devastated after her sons Logan, 3, and Jake, 2 (pictured together), died in a fire at their home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Leeds Crown Court heard the victim was taken to the south Asian country on the pretence that she and her family would celebrate Eid together, but was then told by her parents that they had set up a wedding.

Sean Hercules, a 39-year-old from Leeds, died on Monday after he resisted arrest just after 5pm at the Autosole Aparthotel in Cancelada, a short drive from Estepona (Málaga).

Gareth Edwards photographed his 19-year-old son Josh at St James’ Hospital, Leeds, with the intention of sharing the picture to raise awareness how devastating drugs can prove.

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visited a climbing centre in Leeds and was quick to slip off his jacket and scale the wall - a day after Theresa May boogied to Abba's Dancing Queen.

Dual Grand National winning jockey Leighton Aspell will retire after riding at Fontwell on Sunday. Aspell, 43, will ride Ventura Dragon (4.20) and Itsnotwhatyouthink (5.20) for two of his biggest fans.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls gave himself a chance of retaining his title after a treble - led by Midlands National winner Truckers Lodge - enabled him to almost half chief rival's lead.

Jump jockey Danny Cook should have been dreaming about riding leading hope Definitly Red in the £1million Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on April 4.

We will never know if Tiger Roll would have won a third Grand National at Aintree on April 4 but we will get to see if he wins the 2020 Virtual Grand National with ITV planning to broadcast the race.