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Prosecutor Brice Robin says Andreas Lubitz, 28, refused to allow captain back into cockpit and 'intentionally' set plane on its doomed descent.

With one pilot locked out of cockpit, events point to the suicide or sudden illness of remaining pilot, with latter theory unlikely say experts.

Black box audio tape said to reveal that one pilot was locked outside cockpit and tried to smash down door as jet descended towards the Alps.

But official says still too early to draw any conclusions about causes of the Germanwings jet crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people.

Number of people registered as out of work rose by 0.4 per cent last month, casting cloud over President Hollande's hopes of economic recovery.

Probe into how man with a conviction for posessing child pornography became headteacher of a school where he tricked two pupils into sex acts.

Investigators say black box they found is damaged but the data can still be recovered to provide vital clues to crash of A320 jet with 150 on board.

Investigators seek to understand why jet with 150 on board went into a long descent for eight minutes before crashing into side of a ravine.

Just hours after arriving in Paris, his first trip abroad as monarch, Felipe VI said he was ending his three-day state visit because of jet tragedy.

What caused the German airliner to crash near Digne in southern France remains unknown but initial suggestions point to mechanical failure.