Search of site of Germanwings crash called off

The search for the bodies of those killed in the Germanwings plane crash has been called off.

150 people lost their lives when the Airbus aircraft came down in the French Alps last month.

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A new access road has been constructed to help investigators reach the remote Alpine site and French investigators say they will continue to look for personal belongings.

It recently emerged that the European Aviation Safety Agency raised concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules months ago. 

A late-2014 report from the Agency found German authorities were under-staffed, which could have limited their ability to carry out checks on planes and crew.