Police have searched the headquarters of the organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Anti-corruption investigators arrived unannounced at the headquarters of the Olympics organising committee in Saint-Denis as well as at the offices of Solideo, the public body in charge of building projects for the games. The PNF, the French judicial organisation responsible for investigating financial crime, told the BBC that their searches were being carried out across several locations involving the two organisations. A spokesperson for the Paris 2024 organising committee said that the body was "co-operating fully with the investigators".
A police office has taken his own life at a police station in Toulon. The 50 year old leaves a wife and three children. He worked in the financial brigade of the departmental security.
The Prefect of the Var has drawn attention to the risk of fires, especially in the current windy conditions. The use of fire is prohibited until September 30 and the Prefect said that residents and vistors should pay attention to work that can cause fires to start and never throw cigarette ends onto the ground. Advice on preventing fires and the regulations in force can be found on the Prefecture's website www.var.gouv.fr
Psychiatric nurses have staged a demonstration this morning in Nice. The nurses were protesting at alleged lack of resources and staff shortages.
In a landmark legal decision, the French state has been ordered to pay compensation to individuals whose health has been affected by air pollution. The case heard by the administrative c
