Bees living on Notre-Dame cathedral roof survive blaze (BBC)

Notre-Dame’s smallest residents have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral’s roof and toppled its famous spire.

Some 200,000 bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished in the blaze.

However Nicolas Géant, the cathedral’s beekeeper, has confirmed that the bees are alive and buzzing.

Mr Géant has looked after the cathedral’s three beehives since 2013, when they were installed. Read more