Bitesize News from Sunday, June 29th, 2025
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Slow drivers should be fined
Slow drivers should be fined the same way as speeders – that’s the idea of a Swiss people’s Party parliamentarian Walter Gartmann.
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Helicopter crash kills one
One person has been killed and two others injured after a helicopter crashed in canton Valais on Saturday afternoon.
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Storms coming - weather alert heightened
Switzerland is sweltering as a heat dome covers Europe. The government has pushed up its alert due to the high temperatures.
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Palestinian protestors attack basket ball game
Police in Lausanne had to use pepper spray to keep pro-Palestinian activists at bay during a basketball match on Saturday evening.