French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild Notre Dame with help from the international community after a devastating fire gutted the famous Catholic cathedral last night.

A fire broke out on the site of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Monday, while a much larger blaze engulfed Notre Dame. The Al-Aqsa fire began in the Marwani Prayer Hall or Solomon's Stables.

A stunning series of photographs reveal how a 'stray flame' eventually turned into a towering inferno that engulfed Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral overnight.

YouTube accidentally tagged clips of the fire engulfing Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with details about the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. The error came from a fact-checking feature.

EXCLUSIVE by ROBERT HARDMAN: I can faithfully report that the Cathedral of Notre Dame is not entirely destroyed. Because I am standing inside it – alongside the French prime minister.

The fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris began around 7pm on Monday and the building was quickly evacuated. A firefighter explained the vast technical difficulties in tackling the blaze.

Brooke Windsor, from Michigan, photographed the unknown man swinging the child with Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in the background. She now wants to find the mystery man.

The blaze that devastated 850 years of history sparked a wave of solidarity with France across the globe as the international press reflected the tragedy with dramatic coverage.

Devastating scenes of the historic Notre Dame being ravaged by a huge blaze last night will bring back memories for those who remember the 1984 York Minster fire (the aftermath, pictured).

Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (pictured) delivered a touching tribute in perfect French to Parisians following the Notre Dame cathedral fire and the internet is swooning.

In 2015 architect Andrew Tallon -- who died last year of brain cancer at age 49 -- successfully captured every detail of Paris' Notre Dame cathedral using a mix of laser technology and digital photography.

Experts are today entering the wreckage of the Paris landmark to find which of the precious artworks and religious relics have been saved after Monday night's devastating blaze.

Sarah Ellen has been accused of making the Notre Dame cathedral inferno 'all about herself' with a poorly thought-out Instagram post. 

French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, who owns firm behind Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and is married to Salma Hayek, pledged €100m to Notre Dame.

EXCLUSIVE: Julien Le Bras (pictured), whose firm was renovating Notre Dame's spire in Paris, declared last year that 'our first thought is to protect the values of historical buildings'.

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.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Notre Dame has, without doubt, been horribly damaged. France, along with much of the world, has been deeply shocked at the near-demise of ‘Our Lady of Paris’.

The 'Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry' page grew in virality by Wednesday following a surplus of shares of the GoFundMe by several notable figures, including the site itself.

Michael Harpon, 45, a recent convert to Islam, caused the bloodbath in the French capital's historic Police Prefecture, next door to Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday.

The zebra, joined by two horses, had escaped from a zoo in Ormesson-sur-Marne after the gate to its enclosure was left open on Friday evening. The animal ran on the road alongside moving traffic.

Just over a year ago, Laura Trott was a promising youngster who thought she would get her chance at an Olympics in 2016. Today the twenty-year-old is the proud owner of TWO Olympic gold medals.

The blonde 5ft 4in cyclist from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire is lucky to be alive after she was born a month prematurely suffering from a collapsed lung.

57% of people say music significantly helps them train, and Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is the most popular workout track, particularly among women.

Newlyweds Jonathan Ball, 27, and Kirsty-Louise Storey, 21, tied the knot on Saturday in a hotel which was also being used by the gold medal winner (centre) for a photo-shoot.

With over a third of Team GB's medals brought home by women, this summer really was the season of girl power. And although the Olympics are over, the great girls of the Olympics are still enjoying every second.

Laura Trott has hit out at the current campaign for a women's Tour de France, though she remains adamant sport's ultimate challenge opened up.

The London 2012 champion said accidents involving cars and cyclists 'aren't always the car's fault'.

The star athlete, 21, revealed that Wiggins inspired her cycling career in an interview to promote a new initiative aimed at getting children to achieve.

After being named in the Team England cycling-squad bound for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow – double Olympic champion Laura Trott is determined to write the wrongs of Delhi four years previously.

Laura Trott and Great Britain experienced the unfamiliar feeling of returning from a Track World Championships without a gold medal following the final day of the titles.

Laura Trott took an 18-point lead into the final points race on Sunday which allowed her to beat USA's Sarah Hammer into second place.

Team GB and Team USA already have a slew of medals under their belt, but as these adorable photographs show, each and every one of our Olympians had to start somewhere.

Britain's most decorated female Olympian Laura Trott, 24, slept with her gold medal after her volodrome heroics last night in Rio and found it this morning to realise it wasn't all just a dream.

Their haul of medals makes them equals on the bike, but off the track it is a different story for British cycling’s golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott - at least when it comes to money.

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.

Cycling champion Laura Trott looked deserving of a fashion medal as she walked the red carpet earlier this evening with her new husband Jason Kenny at the Pride of Britain Awards.

In their own frank, entertaining and self-effacing words, JASON KENNY and LAURA TROTT describe how love blossomed, and the haphazard planning leading up to their big day.

MARTHA KELNER: After winning Wimbledon, Olympic gold and becoming world No 1, Murray could make history again by becoming the first person to win the SPOTY trophy three times.

MATT LAWTON - EXCLUSIVE: As Sportsmail revealed last month, their inclusion in the first post-Rio squad was under review with Laura now expecting their first child.

The nation's favourite cycling couple received CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) accolades in London for the string of gold medals they won for Team GB at Rio 2016.

Laura Kenny's dream of winning three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics is in doubt after she was declared only fit enough to race in one event at next week's track cycling World Championships. 

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: Kenny was left with a bloodied face after crashing in the omnium scratch race at the Track Cycling World Championships on Friday.

Milojko Brzakovic of the Zastava arms factory said the M92 semi-automatic pistol's serial number matched one his company delivered to an American online arms dealer in May 2013.

The ISIS fugitive is thought to have escaped to Morocco with his accomplice Mohamed Abrini after the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital.

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has learned the hard way that even the best intentions can be woefully misconstrued. She made a sombre visit to France's capital this week to pay her respects.

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.

A eyewitness said they saw Abdelhamid Abaaoud standing in a doorway shouting down his phone for around an hour on November 13 - the night 90 people were slaughtered in Paris's Bataclan theatre.

The unnamed officer described the horrific sight of 'bodies piled on top of each other' in the Paris concert hall, where 90 rock fans were slaughtered.