Inquiries are continuing after one person died in a shooting in the Herault department early this morning. Shots were fired from a car towards another car in La Grande-Motte. The passenger in the second car was shot in the chest and died from his injuries. The driver of that vehicle was also injured and is in a serious condition in hospital. Local reports say that a rapper who had been performing at a nearby nightclub may have been the intended target of the attack.
An investigation has been opened after a man died in police custody in Nice over the weekend. He had been detained in the cells at the Auvare barracks on Saturday night.
Teachers in French nursery and primary schools are calling for a day of industrial action on Tuesday 10 September. Unions said that the strike will take place during the administration of national assesments. They are protesting at the generalisation and mandatory nature of the assesments in elementary schools, saying that they are a source of stress for teachers, pupils and parents.
President Macron has continued to receive a wide range of political leaders at the Elysees today as part of his attempt to form a new government. He received Marine LePen and Jordan Bardella from the National Rally as well as Eric Ciotti from the Republican party. The heads of the National Assembly and the Senate are also meeting with President Ma
