The A1 autoroute was closed in Geneva for about an hour yesterday morning after a car caught fire in the Bachet-de-Pesay tunnel.
The driver managed to escape unharmed, but the car blocked the route.
It took about half an hour for the fire service to put out the blaze.
Aim to help cafés hit by roadworks
Two Geneva political parties are launching a petition in an effort to help small businesses that are affected by roadworks.
Cologny bans film festival walk
The Geneva commune of Cologny has banned an event organised by the International Human Rights Film Festival.
Court orders man's guns returned
A Zurich court has ordered an elderly man’s four guns and more than thousand rounds of ammunition should be returned to him.
Damaging invasive beetle found in Fribourg
A significant outbreak of the damaging Asian longhorn beetle has been found in canton Fribourg.
Illegal minibus drivers caught
Valais police caught three minibuses on Sunday, all carrying paying passengers to and from Verbier and the airport.
Do it + Garden to close - no buyer found
The retail chain Migros has failed to find a buyer for most of its DIY stores – Do it + Garden – so they will close at the end of June.
