Witnesses report seeing the man leaving the scene, in Saint-Priest on roller skates
Gareth Bale, left, of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, right

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The Government says the amendment could set back gay marriage by 18 months
Amendment allowing hetero-sexual civil partnerships could stop gay marriage becoming law for two years
Alexander Litvinenko: The former KGB agent died from polonium-210 poisoning in 2006
Exclusive US-based witness could provide link between murdered dissident and senior Moscow figures
People in Qusair inspect the damage caused by government air strikes
Cross-border offensive by Lebanese militia kills dozens as Syrian regime attempts to secure control of coast road
Members of Parliament could get a pay rise of up to £20,000 in a move likely to spark considerable public anger.

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Questions: Eric Schmidt is lying low after the PAC branded his firm 'devious'
Updated Schmidt has also pulled out of an interview with the BBC, without giving a reason
Angelina Jolie went back to work just four days after her double mastectomy
Nobel endeavour: Barré-Sinoussi’s work on HIV led to her jointly winning the prize for medicine in 2008
Thirty years after the virus was identified, the French scientist behind its discovery is looking to the future
Justeena Everest's disappearance, aged 14, is all too common among vulnerable teenagers
IoS Special Investigation: The Oxford abuse case highlights the plight of the 30,000 youngsters in care who run away each year
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Tinker, tailor ... A photograph released by the FSB purporting to show Fogle’s diplomatic card
Ryan Christopher Fogle was caught red-handed trying to recruit a Russian intelligence agent to spy for America
Paramedics have been sent out to treat patients who did not feel ill enough to need an ambulance, according to a damning report
Damning report says NHS Trusts were pressured to introduce new 111 service before they were ready
Happy families: Author Gideon Burrows with his wife, Sarah, and their children Erin and Reid
New book claims men still won't sacrifice their careers for fatherhood
Mr Khan's party has claimed it was the victim of vote rigging in several areas of Pakistan, including Karachi, in national elections held on May 11.
Politician blames rival based in Britain for the murder
Sinking feeling: Just six months after triumphantly gaining a second term, Obama is bogged down
Republicans are relishing the discomfort of a president who rarely puts a foot wrong
Job lot: Richard Wallace with a part of his collection in his bedroom/office
It has just been reclassified as a psychiatric disorder, but how common is it?
The Most Rev Justin Welby has been urged to hand over most of the 25 Bishops’ seats to other groups
U-turn by Archbishop of Canterbury after pressure from the church hierarchy
Wait problem: Customs and Border Protection officers in action at Miami airport
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Radio 1’s rising star Jameela Jamil now presents the Official Chart Show
Despite an influx of young DJ's, such as Jameela and Grimmy, the station's audience is shrinking - except among the over-55s
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker has voiced her support for the work of controversial British conspiracy theorist David Icke on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
When asked which book she would take were she to be an isolated castaway, Walker chose Icke’s Human Race Get Off Your Knees
Male models pose outside the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship clothing store
US clothing retailer accused of being sizeist, elitist and ableist
Bonnie Tyler representing United Kingdom at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Graham Norton and Eurovision are a perfect match
Kanye West is working on his sixth LP
His new album title suggests yes
Engaging: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in the first film of the Hobbit trilogy
Laser treatment for hairy feet is the latest men's grooming fad
Stuart Broad of England celebrates the wicket of Brendon McCullum of New Zealand

REPORT Stuart Broad produced an irresistible spell of new-ball bowling to kickstart New Zealand's collapse to 68 all out at Lord's

A still from the 1998 movie 'Bulworth' starring Warren Beatty
If Barack Obama wants to act like a cinema president, which films should he copy?
Hunt holds up the winners' trophies after victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1977
The legend of Formula One driver has set Hollywood hearts racing
Star turn: Fox at NBC’s presentation
The actor's battle against degenerative disease has been turned into a sitcom
Tears streamed down David Beckham’s cheeks for several minutes before he was substituted in the second half for Paris Saint Germain (Reuters)
Gallery Former England captain signs off with win in Paris
Speaking of her “dark side”, the 66-year-old said she couldn’t be further from the doting housewife Barbara Good.

The Good Life actress Felicity Kendal claimed she’s nothing like her famous character in the 70s sitcom.

Lights, camera: The film crew stops for a break at Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall
The latest technology brings Hillary and Tenzing’s historic 1953 Everest ascent to life
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