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Thu 18 Jul 2019
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Dogs cool off in DIY stores
Thu 18 Jul 2019
The Do It Yourself chain, Jumbo, is allowing dogs inside its stores at the moment while the weath...
Read moreBakery near festival must close overnight
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Festival goers in Bern will have to go hungry overnight.
Read moreFM could be switched off by 2022
Thu 18 Jul 2019
FM radio could be switched off earlier than planned.
Read moreSwiss national arrested on international arms trading charges
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Police in canton Ticino are investigating the background of a Swiss national who’s been arr...
Read moreWoman transfers CHF 160,000 in online romance scam
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Despite constant warnings from the police, another lovelorn person has lost tens of thousands of ...
Read moreAsian tiger mosquitos found in Zurich
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Asian tiger mosquitos have been discovered in Zurich.
Read moreZurich sex worker blackmails client
Wed 17 Jul 2019
A Zurich sex worker has been fined after trying to blackmail one of her clients.
Read moreHelicopter downdraft blows man off truck
Wed 17 Jul 2019
A man has been seriously injured after being blown off his truck by helicopter downdraft.
Read moreMoon to turn red for tonight's lunar eclipse
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Sky watchers will be treated to a full lunar eclipse tonight.
Read moreRent prices rise in Zurich and Geneva
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Rents are continuing to climb – with Zurich and Geneva being the most expensive places to l...
Read moreTeddy bear hiding drugs intercepted at customs
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Customs officers have intercepted a large consignment of marijuana hidden inside a teddy bear.
Read moreMystery plagues Valais forest
Tue 16 Jul 2019
A village in Valais is asking for federal help as a major part of a local forest seems to be dyin...
Read moreBody found in Zug public toilets
Tue 16 Jul 2019
A body has been found in a public toilet in the town of Zug.
Read morePatrol Swiss lead pilot escapes disciplinary action
Mon 15 Jul 2019
The lead pilot of the aerobatic team the Patrol Swiss, will not face any disciplinary action afte...
Read moreZurich airport at centre of air-travel disputes over weekend
Mon 15 Jul 2019
New take-off and landing rules being considered at Zurich airport could risk its status as a hub ...
Read moreTrains and engines to be sold off
Mon 15 Jul 2019
If you’ve ever wanted to own your own train, now’s the time.
Read moreCar veers off road killing one man and injuring the other
Mon 15 Jul 2019
A man died and another was seriously injured after their car left the road and ploughed across a ...
Read moreSwisscom admits deleting customer information from cloud
Fri 12 Jul 2019
Swisscom is admitting it has accidently deleted photos, music and other files from its cloud-base...
Read more2018 drought damaged Swiss forests
Fri 12 Jul 2019
Last year’s extended heatwave damaged forests in Switzerland.
Read morePassengers evacuated from funicular
Fri 12 Jul 2019
Around 300 people had to be evacuated from the Niesenbahn funicular railway in canton Bern after ...
Read moreGeneva hospital staff 'stressed and exhausted'
Fri 12 Jul 2019
A reorganization at the Geneva Cantonal Hospital is failing according to staff.
Read moreUK-Swiss information sharing agreement signed in case of no-deal Brexit
Thu 11 Jul 2019
The Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has signed an agreement with the UK which guarante...
Read moreWoman sexually assaulted and robbed in Solothurn
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Solothurn police are hunting a man and calling for witnesses after a 43-year-old woman was sexual...
Read moreSwiss system could cut plane boarding time in half
Thu 11 Jul 2019
A new Swiss system could cut the amount of time it takes to board a plane.
Read moreMinibus passenger dies in A1 van collision
Thu 11 Jul 2019
A minibus passenger died yesterday on the A1 autoroute after a crash into a parked van.
Read moreDoctor avoids jail after accepting suicide request
Wed 10 Jul 2019
A doctor has avoided jail after assisting the suicide of a woman who was mentally ill.
Read moreBasel water still contaminated
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Residents in and around Basel are being warned tap water still may not be safe to drink.
Read moreCHF 80m to be spent on flood defences in Lausanne
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Canton Vaud is to spend CHF 80m on a 2 km long tunnel to direct potential flood water away from v...
Read more14 year old hailed a hero
Wed 10 Jul 2019
The determination of a young man has brought joy to a married couple. Last Sunday Nik Zisler lost...
Read moreGeneva tram/bus drivers need more toilets on routes
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Unions representing bus and tram drivers in Geneva say more needs to be done to make sure staff h...
Read moreSwiss Air Force puts on show over wrong tent
Wed 10 Jul 2019
The Swiss Air Force’s crack display team put together a spectacular show on Sunday, but ove...
Read moreSwiss footballer buried today
Wed 10 Jul 2019
The funeral of the Swiss national football player Florijana Ismaili will take place today in cant...
Read moreSwiss doctors caught up in new language rules
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Swiss doctors are being caught up in new regulations requiring foreign doctors to be able to prov...
Read moreGeneva Pride March hailed success
Mon 08 Jul 2019
The Pride March in Geneva on Saturday is being hailed as a success after 35,000 turned out in sup...
Read moreZurich airport hit by weekend of chaos
Mon 08 Jul 2019
Passengers will be hoping Zurich airport will be running more smoothly today after a weekend of c...
Read moreGeneva-France buckled train lines repaired
Mon 08 Jul 2019
High speed trains are now running again between Geneva and France after tracks were repaired.
Read moreWoman dies in Bernese Oberland rockfall
Mon 08 Jul 2019
A woman has died after being hit by a falling rock on Saturday while hiking in the Bernese Oberland.
Read moreMore trees could be solution to climate change
Fri 05 Jul 2019
A new report from the ETH Zurich federal polytechnic is causing a stir in environmental circles.
Read moreHiker injured by 'nail trap'
Fri 05 Jul 2019
A woman has been seriously injured after treading on a nail while hiking – and police belie...
Read morePsychiatrist offers gay conversion therapy - and charges health insurance
Fri 05 Jul 2019
The health magazine Gesundheitstipp has uncovered a psychiatrist in Küssnacht in canton Schw...
Read moreGeneva Pride march this weekend
Fri 05 Jul 2019
Geneva Pride has been on all this week and it climaxes tomorrow with a parade. Thousands are expe...
Read moreFormer Syrian mayor thrown out of Geneva hospital
Thu 04 Jul 2019
A former mayor of the Syrian city of Aleppo has been thrown out of Geneva’s cantonal hospital.
Read moreWomen's retirement age to increase to 65
Thu 04 Jul 2019
The government has put forward yet another plan in an effort to shore up the struggling Swiss pen...
Read moreCameroonian president's bodyguards arrested in Geneva for harassment
Thu 04 Jul 2019
Six bodyguards working for the Cameroonian president have been arrested in Geneva for harassing a...
Read moreLost exam papers force Zurich students to retake over summer
Thu 04 Jul 2019
Around 20 students in Zurich are going to have to retake a maths exam as the lecturer left the un...
Read moreSwiss customs app brings in over CHF 1 million
Wed 03 Jul 2019
The Swiss customs office says they have netted more than a million francs since they released a m...
Read moreBody of national football player found in Lake Como
Wed 03 Jul 2019
The body of the 24 year old Swiss national football player, Florijana Ismaili has been recovered ...
Read moreSex worker robbed at gunpoint in Basel
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Police are hunting for a couple after a Basel sex worker was robbed of CHF 11,000.
Read moreAargau couple sell 5G 'protection' underwear
Wed 03 Jul 2019
A couple in canton Aargau have set up a new company selling underwear which they claim will prote...
Read moreMissing Italian man body found in Ticino
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Rescuers have recovered the body of an Italian man who was reported missing in Ticino.
Read moreUnderwater robots search Lake Como for Swiss footballer
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Italian searchers are using an underwater robot in their efforts to find the body of the 24-year-...
Read moreOvernight storm hits northern Switzerland
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Heavy storms battered northern parts of the country overnight.
Read moreEU immigration has no impact of Swiss jobs or wages
Tue 02 Jul 2019
A government report says immigration from the EU has no significant impact on job prospects for S...
Read moreSwiss footballer feared dead in Lake Como
Mon 01 Jul 2019
A Swiss national football player is feared drowned in Lake Como.
Read moreResidents of Pratteln warned of toxic fumes
Mon 01 Jul 2019
Residents in Pratteln in canton Basel-Country have been given the all clear to open their windows...
Read moreMan drowns in Sarine River
Mon 01 Jul 2019
A man has drowned in the Sarine River in canton Fribourg. Police say it’s a bathing accident.
Read moreHundreds of trout die in river
Mon 01 Jul 2019
Hundreds of trout have died in a river in canton Appenzell near Rödelbach. Investigators bel...
Read moreTrains between Zurich and Sankt Gallen resume
Fri 28 Jun 2019
Trains running between Zurich and Sankt Gallen should be back to normal for this morning’s ...
Read moreMigros to sell off other brands
Fri 28 Jun 2019
The stresses at the retail giant Migros continue.
Read moreTop 10 companies in Switzerland published
Fri 28 Jun 2019
The commodity trading firm Vitol is the biggest company in Switzerland, pushing fellow trader Gle...
Read moreDefective coach stopped on way back to Italy
Fri 28 Jun 2019
Police in Lucerne stopped an Italian registered coach which had a smashed windscreen and missing ...
Read moreHeat records trigger environmental concerns
Fri 28 Jun 2019
New heat records are being set as the hot weather continues.
Read moreZurich police search for dangerous cyclist
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Zurich police are searching for a cyclist who caused a bus to brake sharply, injuring two childre...
Read moreGovernment to crack down on money laundering
Thu 27 Jun 2019
The government wants to tighten money laundering laws to bring it more into line with internation...
Read moreMigros to cut further jobs
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Migros has announced further job cuts, after revealing 90 positions will go at their eastern HQ.&...
Read moreCyclists unite following sports car collision with rider
Thu 27 Jun 2019
Around 300 cyclists gathered on the road in canton Solothurn where a 38-year-old rider was seriou...
Read moreAmerican teens rescued from Zurich's highest mountain
Wed 26 Jun 2019
Two teenage American tourists had to be rescued by helicopter on the Uetliberg, Zurich’s hi...
Read moreBern police renew plea for witnesses in 20-year-old murder case
Wed 26 Jun 2019
Police in Bern are launching a new campaign in an attempt to solve a 20-year-old murder.
Read moreNo respite from heat on public transport
Wed 26 Jun 2019
If you’re hoping air-conditioned buses, trams and trains could give you a break from the he...
Read moreWater to be cut in commune as temperatures soar
Wed 26 Jun 2019
A commune in canton Solothurn is up in arms as construction work means the water to their town wi...
Read moreZurich station installs signs for commuters staring down at phones
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Zurich main train station has installed new signs on the floor to tell those looking down at thei...
Read moreMigros to cut jobs amidst discount chain battles
Tue 25 Jun 2019
The supermarket chain Migros says it will be cutting around 90 jobs at its eastern regional headq...
Read moreSwitzerland prepares to retaliate against EU
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Switzerland is preparing to retaliate against the EU if the trading bloc ends stock market equiva...
Read moreNon-Swiss gambling sites to be blocked from Swiss internet
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Non-Swiss gambling websites will be banned from next month.
Read moreHospitals prepare for heatwave
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Hospitals are on alert as the expected week long heatwave gets underway.
Read moreHand grenade closes Zurich airport runway
Tue 25 Jun 2019
A runway at Zurich airport was closed briefly yesterday morning after a hand grenade was discovered.
Read morePensioner bids 100 times higher than intended for license plate
Tue 25 Jun 2019
A pensioner in Ticino had a shock when he made a bid online for a licence plate.
Read moreSkydiver critical after crashing to ground
Mon 24 Jun 2019
A skydiver in in critical condition after jumping from a plane in canton Fribourg yesterday after...
Read morePress publishes hints and tips for upcoming heatwave
Mon 24 Jun 2019
The country is gearing up for a heatwave with temperatures expected to hit 40 at times.
Read moreManhunt after shots fired outside Basel nightclub
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Basel police are searching for a man after a 29-year-old was shot and injured outside a nightclub...
Read moreGeneva authorities to auction Equatorial Guinea supercars
Mon 24 Jun 2019
Geneva authorities have confirmed 25 supercars belonging to the son of the ruler of Equatorial Gu...
Read moreNew beach opens in Geneva
Mon 24 Jun 2019
A new lakeside beach in Geneva has partially opened.
Read moreParliament against UN seat on neutrality grounds
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Parliament could force the government to remove its candidacy for a seat at the UN Security Council.
Read moreProtesters march against Bern Formula E race
Fri 21 Jun 2019
More than 1,000 protestors took to the street of Bern yesterday ahead of this weekend’s For...
Read moreSuicides plaguing Geneva police force
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Geneva police is suffering a bout of suicides – and families say the organisation has to sh...
Read moreArmoured truck raided by robbers
Fri 21 Jun 2019
An amoured truck was raided and then set on fire in the early hours of yesterday morning. It&rsqu...
Read moreCyclist hit by sports car in life-threatening condition
Fri 21 Jun 2019
A cyclist is in hospital in a life-threatening condition after being hit by a McLaren sports car ...
Read moreMystery surrounds Belgium family death
Thu 20 Jun 2019
There are still plenty of questions surrounding the death of a Belgium family living in cant...
Read moreSwiss Alps inspire Theresa May to go carbon neutral
Thu 20 Jun 2019
The move by the outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050...
Read moreParliament approves call to reserve board seats for women
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Parliament has agreed to the government’s proposal calling for more women to be appointed t...
Read moreVaud triggers awareness campaign for heatwave weekend
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Forecasters are predicting a heat wave next week – and canton Vaud is triggering its awaren...
Read moreMan attempts to bribe colleague to help murder wife
Thu 20 Jun 2019
A man is in court in canton Fribourg charged with attempting to hire a work colleague to murder h...
Read moreHeatwave predicted for coming week
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Weather forecasters say we could be in for a major heatwave next week – despite temperature...
Read moreZurich uni beats Cambridge to second-best in Europe
Wed 19 Jun 2019
The Federal Polytechnic in Zurich, the ETH, is now the second-best university in Europe, knocking...
Read moreSwitzerland opens new embassy in Moscow
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Switzerland has opened a new state of the art embassy in Moscow.
Read moreDecision to ban elderly school assistants 'incomprehensible'
Wed 19 Jun 2019
A decision by education authorities in canton Fribourg to ban retirees from working in schools is...
Read moreGeneral Electric to cut more Swiss jobs
Tue 18 Jun 2019
The US firm General Electric is confirming more jobs will be cut at its Swiss offices.
Read moreMan avoids deportation with low IQ
Tue 18 Jun 2019
The Federal Court has stopped the deportation of a 32-year-old man from Kosovo as judges decided ...
Read moreIranian academics to visit Switzerland
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Switzerland will be hosting a group of Iranian university rectors this week.
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