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Zurich police use tear gas on March For Life riots

Mon 16 Sep 2019

Zurich City police are being accused of overreacting during a demonstration on Saturday when tear...

Visitors from across Europe swarm to CERN Open Days

Mon 16 Sep 2019

Thousands took the opportunity over the weekend to explore the mysteries of physics as part of CE...

Man dies in unexplained car fire

Mon 16 Sep 2019

Fribourg police are investigating how a car caught fire with a 62-year-old man inside.

Elderly couple injured after attacking each other with knives

Mon 16 Sep 2019

An elderly couple – both aged 90 years old – are being cared for after attacking each...

Man drowns in Lake Geneva saving dog

Mon 16 Sep 2019

A man has died in canton Vaud after jumping into Lake Geneva to rescue his dog on Saturday evenin...

Mountain e-bike injuries rising

Fri 13 Sep 2019

More and more people are being injured in the mountains as they take their e-bikes onto slopes.

Tiger mosquitoes found in Schaffhausen

Fri 13 Sep 2019

Environmental protection officers are trying to eradicate a breakout of tiger mosquitoes in canto...

Research bad news for glacier

Fri 13 Sep 2019

New research by the federal polytechnic, ETH Zurich makes grim reading for mountain lovers.

Clean Up Day - pick up your mess!

Fri 13 Sep 2019

Clean Up Day is this weekend – and already it looks like it will be the biggest event ever.

CERN Open Days this weekend - watch out for road closures

Fri 13 Sep 2019

CERN Open Days is this weekend – which will mean traffic and travel disruption in the borde...

Ticino village demand secure border with Italy

Thu 12 Sep 2019

A small village in canton Ticino is demanding Bern do more to secure the local border with Italy.

Police hunt 'Zalando' thief

Thu 12 Sep 2019

Police in canton Aargau are hunting someone nicknamed the ‘Zalando’ thief.

Paleo 2020 - new site and CO2 targets

Thu 12 Sep 2019

Organizers of the Paleo music festival in Nyon say there’ll be some changes to the site for...

Teen wreck's Dad's Maserati

Thu 12 Sep 2019

A teenager has wrecked his father’s Maserati after taking it for a joy ride in Winterthur. ...

New 100 franc note out today

Thu 12 Sep 2019

The new 100-franc note is released today. The first notes will be available from the Swiss Nation...

Austria examines possible criminal charges against Swiss border officers

Wed 11 Sep 2019

Austrian authorities are examining if Swiss customs agents are guilty of a criminal offence after...

Car thief thwarted by lack of fuel

Wed 11 Sep 2019

A car thief ran out of luck when the car ran out of fuel. Police in canton Nidwalden have just re...

Football fans welcome Senderos back home

Wed 11 Sep 2019

Football fans are delighted to hear former Swiss international Philippe Senderos is coming back h...

Woman trampled by cows in Vaud

Wed 11 Sep 2019

A woman has been seriously injured after being trampled by cows. She was walking with her dog &nd...

Men more likely to travel first class on trains

Wed 11 Sep 2019

Men over the age of 50 are most likely to travel first-class on trains.

Swiss customs officers illegally spy in Austria

Tue 10 Sep 2019

Swiss customs officers are being accused of conducting illegal observation operations in Austria.

More homes available - but not where you need them

Tue 10 Sep 2019

There are more empty homes in Switzerland – but still trying to find a place to live in Gen...

Woman denied C permit as she lives in wrong commune

Tue 10 Sep 2019

A Brazilian woman has been denied a category C resident permit as she lives only 100 meters away ...

Zurich woman chases burglar away with an axe

Tue 10 Sep 2019

A woman in canton Zurich is being hailed a hero after she chased a would-be burglar away with an ...

15 year old girl wins Zurich shooting competition

Tue 10 Sep 2019

The traditional Zurich shooting competition has been won by a 15-year-old girl – Neva Menzi.

Rescue operation called off after man found at home

Mon 09 Sep 2019

A major search and rescue operation was called off after the supposedly missing man was found at ...

Geneva police catch prolific motorbike thieves

Mon 09 Sep 2019

Geneva police say they've foiled a massive motorcycle theft ring operating in the middle of t...

Moldova asks for Swiss help in oligarch case

Mon 09 Sep 2019

Swiss authorities have been asked by Moldova to help with the investigation of one of its richest...

Teenage party out of control in Winterthur

Mon 09 Sep 2019

A teenage party advertised on Instagram in Winterthur spiraled out of control as hundreds turned ...

Underage drinking easy in Switzerland

Fri 06 Sep 2019

It’s worryingly easy for youngsters to buy alcohol in Switzerland. A study by the customs o...

Man takes job hunting to the street

Fri 06 Sep 2019

An unemployed man in Frauenfeld in canton Thurgau decided to take his job hunting to the street. ...

Hopes for better autoroute journeys

Fri 06 Sep 2019

A joint autoroute body for French speaking Switzerland should help to make journeys smoother and ...

Train passengers stuck on late night platform

Fri 06 Sep 2019

Hundreds of train passengers were stuck at around Vevey on Wednesday night when services were hal...

Teen steals dad's car and gets flashed for speeding

Fri 06 Sep 2019

An 18-year-old in Geneva is facing serious charges after stealing his father’s car and bein...

EU regions urge 'understanding' for Switzerland's politics

Thu 05 Sep 2019

Local regions of EU countries bordering Switzerland are urging Brussels to be more understanding ...

Nuclear worker faces criminal charges

Thu 05 Sep 2019

A worker at a nuclear power plant is to face criminal charges after allegedly falsifying results ...

Lauterbrunnen Airbnb 'goldmine'

Thu 05 Sep 2019

The picturesque village of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland is being described as an Airbnb ...

'Top Gear' films at Swiss dam

Thu 05 Sep 2019

A crew from the BBC TV show ‘Top Gear’ has been filming in Switzerland. Witnesses cap...

Worries wolves are less fearful of humans

Wed 04 Sep 2019

Farmers are becoming worried wolves are no longer fearful of humans after two goats were killed a...

JTI cuts Geneva jobs due to new smoking technology

Wed 04 Sep 2019

Japan Tobacco International says it will be cutting about 25% of its staff at its Geneva HQ over ...

New CHF 100 note released

Wed 04 Sep 2019

The Swiss National Bank has released the details of the new 100 franc note. It will go into circu...

Grandmother spends night in jail for CHF 300.-

Wed 04 Sep 2019

A 75-year-old grandmother had to spend a night in jail due to a health insurance mix-up.

Water bottling plant scrapped

Wed 04 Sep 2019

The proposed mineral water plant in the French border town of Divonne-les-Bains has been scrapped.

Basel bank offers reward for capture of robber

Tue 03 Sep 2019

The Basel Country cantonal bank is offering a CHF 25,000 reward for the capture of a man they bel...

Canton Jura declares forest emergency

Tue 03 Sep 2019

Canton Jura says it’s facing a forest emergency. More than 200,000 cubic meters of trees ar...

Bank plans new tower in Geneva

Tue 03 Sep 2019

The bank Pictet says it wants to build a 90-meter-tall building in Geneva. The tower will be in t...

French water plant raises concerns in Bern

Tue 03 Sep 2019

Plans to open a mineral water bottling plant in the French border town of Divonne-les-Bains is no...

Women killed by rockfall in canton Bern

Mon 02 Sep 2019

A woman has been killed in a rockfall near the Susten Pass in canton Bern. She was hiking with a ...

Yellow Vest protesters at UN in Geneva

Mon 02 Sep 2019

Several hundred Yellow Vest protestors gathered outside the UN in Geneva on Saturday. More demons...

Bern police hunt bank robber

Mon 02 Sep 2019

Bern cantonal police are hunting a bank robber who fled a UBS branch in Zollikofen after threaten...

More people being poisoned by catapillars

Mon 02 Sep 2019

More people are being poisoned by the processionary caterpillar. Contact with the tiny hairs that...

Lausanne to cut speed to cut noise

Mon 02 Sep 2019

The city of Lausanne is to bring in lower overnight speed limits in many residential areas in an ...

New tunnel will make Ticino even closer

Fri 30 Aug 2019

The new Ceneri Base Tunnel in Ticino will be officially opened in September next year by the pres...

Woman ordered out of Switzerland as she doesn't earn enough

Fri 30 Aug 2019

A Belgium woman has been ordered to leave Switzerland as she doesn’t earn enough.

SBB CFF admit problems with doors

Fri 30 Aug 2019

Swiss Federal Railways say they’ve discovered nearly 600 problems with door safety systems,...

New DNA test could be used by police

Fri 30 Aug 2019

A change in the law allowing more developed DNA testing could help solve outstanding serious crimes.

Switzerland 'should be' carbon neutral by 2050

Thu 29 Aug 2019

The government says Switzerland should be carbon neutral by the year 2050.

Weather to cool after record summer heat

Thu 29 Aug 2019

Enjoy the warm weather this weekend as its coming to an end.

Albanian family fear honour killing after wife murdered

Thu 29 Aug 2019

An Albanian family in eastern Switzerland say they are now living in fear after the murder of a 3...

Woman throws rocks at cleaner's parked car in her 'spot'

Thu 29 Aug 2019

A woman has been filmed smashing the windows on a car which was parked in her spot in Fully, ...

Zurich women recreate Simpsons episode

Thu 29 Aug 2019

It’s a work of genius – that’s how one You Tube viewer reacted when they saw a ...

British couple in fatal plane crash named

Wed 28 Aug 2019

The British couple who died in a light plane crash on Saturday have been named as musicians Jonat...

Swiss airport traffic to significantly increase over next 20 years

Wed 28 Aug 2019

All Swiss airports need to be expanded to cope with rising passenger numbers.

'Abusive' husband arrested after wife found dead

Wed 28 Aug 2019

A man has been arrested after his wife was found dead.

Arson victim also culprit

Wed 28 Aug 2019

A man who died in a house fire in Thurgau in April started the blaze himself, say investigators.

Communal treasurer charged with fraud

Wed 28 Aug 2019

A communal treasurer in a Fribourg village is being charged with fraud. It’s thought he cou...

Drivers could pay pollution and healthcare costs in canton Zurich

Tue 27 Aug 2019

Canton Zurich could significantly hike the car tax.

Family in Simplon Pass plane crash identified as British musicians

Tue 27 Aug 2019

The family that died in a plane crash over the Simplon Pass has been identified as British.

Autoroute reopens after fears of bridge collapsing close it

Tue 27 Aug 2019

A section of the A9 autoroute between Vevey and Montreux has reopened.

Job ad specifying 'male candidates only' deemed illegal

Tue 27 Aug 2019

A Chinese restaurant in Zurich is under fire for placing a job advert which specifically asked fo...

Crashed helicopter built by pilot

Tue 27 Aug 2019

The helicopter pilot who died in a crash over the weekend had built the machine himself.

Press slams EFTA for deal with South America during Amazon wildfires

Mon 26 Aug 2019

The Swiss press is united in slamming a decision by the European Free Trade Area to sign a deal w...

Swiss arms companies accused of providing to Hong Kong police force

Mon 26 Aug 2019

The pressure group Switzerland Without An Army says it's scandalous Swiss arms companies have...

Noise radars could be installed to catch motorcycles

Mon 26 Aug 2019

Motorcyclists riding noisy bikes could soon find themselves targeted.

Self-service scooter companies warned to comply with Zurich safety rules

Mon 26 Aug 2019

Local authorities in Zurich have warned start-ups behind self-service electric scooters that they...

CHF 100,000 damage after vandals turn on water tap

Mon 26 Aug 2019

An estimated CHF 100,000 worth of damage was caused over the weekend to an apartment building in ...

Two aircraft accidents kill four over weekend

Mon 26 Aug 2019

A total of four people died over the weekend and one seriously injured in separate air accidents.

Parents urged to walk children to school

Fri 23 Aug 2019

Parents are being urged to let their children walk to school and not drive them – in an eff...

Alpine wrestling festival begins in Zug

Fri 23 Aug 2019

One of the biggest sporting events in Switzerland starts today.

Alleged pedophile release considered

Fri 23 Aug 2019

Lawyers representing an alleged pedophile are demanding his release as he has spent too much time...

EasyJet pilot stood down for speaking of killing himself

Fri 23 Aug 2019

EasyJet has stood down a Geneva pilot who sent a WhatsApp message saying he was depressed and thi...

Over 25% of people have cheated in relationship

Fri 23 Aug 2019

A new survey says at least a quarter of people in a relationship say the have cheated on their pa...

Bern police fire warning shots during football match

Fri 23 Aug 2019

A Bern police officer was forced to fire three warning shots into the air during Wednesday’...

Car swept away by Valais storms found

Thu 22 Aug 2019

The wreckage of a car swept away in storms in Valais has been found, raising hopes a missing fath...

Valais villages warned to boil tap water

Thu 22 Aug 2019

Some villages in Valais are being warned to boil their tap water before using it.

Public asked to look out for missing plane engine

Thu 22 Aug 2019

American transport safety authorities are now examining an issue with a plane owned by Swiss Inte...

Hunt for 60 supercars owned by suspected fraudster

Thu 22 Aug 2019

A Geneva court is hunting 60 supercars owned by a former bank executive suspected of fraud and mo...

Justin Timberlake to compete in Valais golf tournament

Wed 21 Aug 2019

US singer and actor Justin Timberlake is coming to canton Valais.

Private search finds body of missing climber

Wed 21 Aug 2019

A private search has found the body of a missing climber on the Rigi mountain.

"Video games an important part of our culture"

Wed 21 Aug 2019

The Home Affair Minister Alain Berset says video games are an important part of our culture and c...

Man arrested for selling stolen bike back to owner

Wed 21 Aug 2019

A Basel man has been arrested after he tried to sell a stolen bike back to its proper owner.

Fare dodgers to be placed on national list

Tue 20 Aug 2019

Those who regularly dodge fares on public transport will soon find themselves on a national list ...

Most popular Swiss baby names revealed

Tue 20 Aug 2019

The names Liam and Emma were the most popular baby names in the French speaking parts of Switzerl...

Dutch car crash closes Gotthard Tunnel

Tue 20 Aug 2019

The Gotthard Tunnel was closed for several hours yesterday afternoon after three vehicles crashed.

Hikers discover German biker's body in forest

Tue 20 Aug 2019

The body of a German mountain biker has been found in the Bernese Oberland.

Analysts claim Swiss National Bank intervening to bring down franc value

Tue 20 Aug 2019

Financial analysts believe the Swiss National Bank has been intervening strongly in the foreign e...

1 in 3 children don't speak Swiss language at school

Mon 19 Aug 2019

Swiss schools are facing increased pressures as the number of new students who don’t speak ...

Man arrested carrying dead wife in car

Mon 19 Aug 2019

French police have arrested a man who was carrying his dead wife in a car near the Swiss border.

Man arrested for driving over two times speed limit

Mon 19 Aug 2019

A man has been arrested for driving at over 120 kph across the Dreirosenbrücke towards Basel.

2019 expected to break lightning strike record

Mon 19 Aug 2019

A major storm swept across the country overnight bringing heavy rain, high winds and hail.