Emergency services contain fire in Rouen’s gothic cathedral – as it happened

Smoke billows from the spire of gothic cathedral in Rouen, northern France. Photograph: Patrick Streiff/AFP/Getty Images

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Summary of the day

• A fire that broke out at the Rouen cathedral in France has been contained.

• The archbishop for Rouen cathedral said workers who were on site when the fire started are safe.

• The mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, said “all public resources are mobilised.”

• Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president, has said Russia should work towards the “disappearance” of both Ukraine and Nato, Reuters reported.

• The head of the liberal Renew Europe group, Valérie Hayer, has called on the European Council to explore all means to stop Hungary’s ongoing presidency of the Council of the EU.

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Here’s another photo from earlier today.