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A large chunk of the Birch glacier above the Valaisian village of Blatten has crashed down, causing a massive flow of ice, rock snow and water.

If it seems too good to be true – it probably is.

Laser attacks against pilots in Swiss airspace are on the rise, according to the Federal Office of Civil Aviation's 2024 safety report.

A new profession has taken root in Geneva: park wardens.

The tenants’ association ASLOCA says property owners are using the pretext of renovations to evict long-term tenants who are normally paying below-the-market rates.

Despite efforts to eradicate the pest – the Asian hornet is still spreading in Switzerland.

Getting a mortgage in Switzerland is going to get more difficult.

Geneva has decided it will be more open about the amount of video surveillance it carries out.

This year’s Pride March will be in Geneva on Saturday June 7th.

The Geneva Grand Council has been listening to the complains about the amount of road works in the canton.

A major police operation is underway in the town of Wolhusen in canton Lucerne.

Bern police were forced to use water cannon, rubber bullets and batons on an unauthorized demonstration on Saturday.

Two men had to be helicoptered out of the Rhône yesterday afternoon.

The motoring organisation, the TCS, says the City of Geneva should install more on-street charging stations for electric cars.

The plethora of roadworks in Geneva is stifling the economy.

The Stade de Genève was swarming with armed police officers and soldiers yesterday, together with other emergency responders.

The City of Geneva says cafés and restaurants will be allowed to broadcast Women’s Euro matches from their terraces.

In Switzerland, fare evasion tops the list of petty crimes, with 40% admitting to traveling on public transport without a ticket.

A teen with a water pistol caused havoc near Zurich on Wednesday afternoon.

A CHF 50m foundation to help international Geneva is being set up by the canton and the Wilsdorf Foundation.

A Catholic lay preacher has been acquitted in the death of a 73-year-old diabetic worshipper.

Swiss Federal Railways have released the details of the 2026 timetable, and there’ll be several changes in the Lake Geneva region.

There are thousands of cars on the road in Switzerland which should have had their technical check – but haven’t.

More young adults than ever are hitting the marathon trail in Switzerland.

Could Geneva lose its position as the centre for international cooperation?

Geologists watching the mountain which threatens the village of Blatten in canton Valais say so far most of the rocks which they believe could crash down, have fallen in smaller bursts, as experts had hoped.

Severe thunderstorms across the central parts of the country yesterday caused major damage.

If you want a pay rise, you should ask for it.

Another village has been evacuated on fears that tonnes of rock could fall.

A lay preacher is on trial in Geneva for murder after a 73-year-old woman died after attending a spiritual retreat run by the man.

We’re being warned to be careful of quicksand.

The Mont Blanc Tunnel will be closed this autumn for major renovation.

A new bus line will start later this month – serving the beaches around Geneva.

A year in the planning and now it’s all over. The Eurovision Song Contest reached its crescendo on Saturday night – Austria won and Switzerland came 10th.

Geneva voters have given the green light to massively extend solar power in the canton.

A man died yesterday afternoon when he fell from a leisure boat on Lake Geneva.

Two people have died and a five more injured after an avalanche on the Eiger on Saturday.

Five cantons – all with external borders - are calling on the Federal Council to prioritize transport links with neighbouring countries.

The government is reassuring people a rise in the retirement age is off the table – for the moment at least.

The second Eurovision Semi-Final took place last night – and now the final running order for tomorrow is ready.

A new video leak has reignited criticism of the “Titlis 3020” project near Engelberg in canton Obwalden.

A combination of US government cuts in green technology and teething problems in Iceland is causing problems for the Swiss start-up which has ambitious aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of planning acts of sabotage.

The army is considering reactivating bunkers scattered around the country.

Geneva’s encrypted email service, Proton Mail, is threatening to leave Switzerland if the government implements a proposed new surveillance law.

In Geneva, the legal battle over urban speed limits is heating up.

Geneva police shot dead a man in the Paquis district yesterday afternoon.

The first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held last night in Basel.

Social attitudes to same sex parenting are changing fast in Switzerland.

No Swimming in the Rhône just yet.

Good news for drivers wanting to cross the Alps – the Gotthard Pass will open this Friday.

A teenage girl was killed on Sunday in Berikon, canton Aargau.

In response to growing security concerns in Europe, Swiss authorities are considering distributing a practical war-preparedness guide to everone.

It seems the meeting between US and Chinese trade offcials in Geneva has paid off for Switzerland.

Swiss glaciers saw 13% less winter snow than the 2010–2020 average, according to the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network.

A lone wolf was spotted in the middle of the town of Thun in canton Bern over the weekend.

One person died and two others are in a serious condition in neighbouring France in two separate, but related instances.

It’s going to be a good week for Basel.

The weekend’s marathon races in Geneva are being hailed a success as record numbers took part.

Basel police have refused permission for a stand-up protest against antisemitism during the Eurovision Song Contest, which starts this week.

Parents who’d taken their children to what was supposed to be a fun outing in canton Appenzell had a shock when a gust of wind picked up a bouncy castle and lifted it into the air while children were on it.

After nearly 30 years on air, World Radio Switzerland (WRS) - Switzerland’s only 24/7 English-language radio station - will close at the end of 2025 unless new ownership is secured.

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Residents in the threatened village of Brienz in Graubünden were allowed to visit their homes briefly yesterday.

Courtesy of the Interlaken tourist office, you can win 2 nights for two people at the Hotel Metropole in Interlaken with fantastic views of the Jungfrau.