UK-Swiss information sharing agreement signed in case of no-deal Brexit
July 11, 2019, 10 a.m.The Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter has signed an agreement with the UK which guarantees the two countries...
Swiss Alps inspire Theresa May to go carbon neutral
June 20, 2019, 9:40 a.m.The move by the outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050 was inspired by her...
'Mind the Gap' no-deal Brexit strategy in place for UK Swiss workers
April 18, 2019, 9:21 a.m.Switzerland and the UK have come to an agreement on how to treat workers in the case of a no-deal Brexit.
Sex game to blame for UK woman's hotel room death?
April 12, 2019, 10 a.m.The woman who died in a Ticino hotel room could have been a victim of a sex game gone wrong.
Most wanted man extradited to UK
Feb. 25, 2019, 9:47 a.m.One of the UK's most wanted men is back in the country after the Swiss Federal Court gave the green light for his...
Hard Brexit may limit Swiss residence permit numbers
Feb. 14, 2019, 10:10 a.m.The number of British citizens allowed to work in Switzerland will be limited if the UK crashes out of the EU at the ...
Further agreements made between Switzerland and UK
Jan. 29, 2019, 9:47 a.m.Switzerland and the UK have signed further agreements on trade which will come into force if Britain crashes out of t...
Switzerland agrees treaties with UK in case of No-Deal Brexit
Dec. 21, 2018, 9:44 a.m.The Federal Council has agreed a series of treaties with the United Kingdom which will come into effect if the UK lea...
No-deal Brexit agreement outlined between UK and Switzerland
Dec. 17, 2018, 9:30 a.m.The Swiss government has agreed the outlines of a trade deal with the UK to make sure the two countries can continue ...
UK base jumper leaves behind twin daughters
Aug. 31, 2018, 9:22 a.m.It’s been revealed the British base jumper who died in the Oberland last weekend has left behind three-year-old...
Mayor defends decision to reject citizenship after raclette question
June 5, 2018, 6:30 a.m.The Mayor of Freienbach in canton Schwyz is defending the town’s decision to turn down a British national&rsquo...
British man denied Swiss citizenship for raclette ignorance.
June 4, 2018, 6:21 a.m.A 43 year old British man has been denied a Swiss passport as he didn’t know where raclette comes from and...
UK driver faces serious speeding charges
May 15, 2018, 6:53 a.m.A British driver is facing serious charges after being stopped speeding through the town of Luterbach in Solothurn on...
Prince Michael of Kent in Lucerne opening Victoria exhibition
May 2, 2018, 9:36 a.m.The British Prince, Michael of Kent, is visiting Lucerne to open an exhibition devoted to his great-great Grandmother...
Secret Swiss army unit trained in UK
April 27, 2018, 6:38 a.m.A secretive cold war era Swiss army unit trained extensively in the UK, according to a report just published by the g...
Swiss banks handing out invalid UK pound notes
April 20, 2018, 6:14 a.m.People travelling to the UK are being warned some Swiss banks are still handing out invalid 10 pound notes.
11% of Swiss nationals live outside the country
April 6, 2018, 7:38 a.m.Around 11% of Swiss passport holders live outside the country, according to figures from the Foreign Ministry.
Switzerland cuts funding to UK charity
Feb. 21, 2018, 5:40 a.m.Switzerland has cut all funding to the beleaguered British charity Oxfam.
Basel mummified body related to Boris Johnson
Jan. 26, 2018, 7:02 a.m.A mummified body discovered in Basel’s Barfüsser Church in 1975 has finally been identified – and th...
Swiss parliament members beat UK MPs in annual ski race
Jan. 8, 2018, 7:04 a.m.Swiss parliamentarians came out top in the annual race with their UK counterparts.
Switzerland could reconsider EU payment after exchange snub
Dec. 22, 2017, 8:53 a.m.Switzerland may not, after all, pay CHF 1.3bn into the EU’s cohesion fund. The money was agreed when the EU&rsq...
EU's chief Brexit negotiator to examine Swiss deal
Dec. 4, 2017, 6:53 a.m.The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator is to look at the Swiss relationship with the EU to decide if it could be a mo...
British MPs take lessons from Swiss border officials
Nov. 3, 2017, 6:56 a.m.A British parliamentary committee has been hearing how Switzerland handles customs controls with its EU neighbours.
Genevans get lessons on how to use trams by the Queen
Oct. 31, 2017, 9 a.m.Geneva public transport users are getting lessons on how to be polite - by the Queen of England.
