On August 8, the French press was dominated by the explosive magistrates' reports on investigations into sexual offenses against minors, following the death of Lyhanna. Le Monde led with multiple editions throughout the day, while BFMTV and Le Figaro highlighted a letter from Gérald Darmanin detailing systemic failures in these inquiries. This story overshadowed other developments. The heatwave remained a persistent secondary thread, with BFMTV and Le Figaro reporting on orange alerts for 12 to 13 départements and cities where nighttime temperatures stayed above 20°C. The Gironde wildfire risk returned to red alert, and the Var fire was fixed after 18 days. In the evening, the Tour de France Femmes saw Demi Vollering take the yellow jersey, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot abandoned the race, but these events did not displace the Lyhanna story from its editorial priority.