17 drivers have had the licences suspended after a single night of police checks on A8 Saturday night. The most extreme cases involved drivers flashed at 197km/hr and a second at 192km/h. Several cars, including Porshe and BMW’s were impounded for exceeding the limit by more than 50km/h
Three hooded and armed men, claiming to be members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica have disrupted an independence rally on the island over the weekend. The FLNC group, which has a history of advocating Corsican independence, made a short speech, declaring that the far right "remains" for them "a gangrene for the Corsican people.
A theft has gone badly wrong in Marseille when the two thieves escaping on a scooter were followed by their victim in a car. The car collided with the scooter killing one of the thieves while the other is is in a critical condition in hospital. Police are investigating a burnt out car, north of the city, which they believe was involved in the incident.
In Northern France, two members of a Hells Angels motorcycle club have been shot dead at the weekend. The victims are two men aged 30 and 38, who were found dead in a hangar. Police are investigating.
Authorities are concerned with an increase in drownings across the Alpes-Maritimes. In July alone, 40 incidents have resulted ten deaths. In Nice, three bathers lost their lives in two days this season. Many of the deaths were from heart attack with people who underestimated the temperature difference between the beach and the water. Many also overestimate their capability and swim outside
