Bitesize News from Tuesday, June 16th, 2026

Vaud police are warning of a wave of fake parking tickets and delivery notices using QR codes to steal bank details.

The battle on whether to build new nuclear power plants is hotting up - the upper house of parliament has voted to go ahead despite the lower house asking the Federal Council for more financial details.

Art Basel has opened, with 290 galleries from across the world arriving in the Rhine city.

We’re set to have a punishing heatwave this week, with temperatures forecast to reach 38 degrees in some areas.

We’re spending more than we can afford, mainly due to online shopping and ‘buy now, pay later’ offers.

Four more Geneva communes — Meyrin, Carouge, Lancy and the City of Geneva - have filed a legal challenge against the canton's new swimsuit law.

The upper house of Parliament in Bern has cleared the way for Geneva to introduce a 24-week parental leave, lifting the federal opposition that had blocked the cantonal scheme for nearly two years.

Political fallout continues from Sunday's anti-G7 protests in Geneva.

The lower house of parliament, the National Council, has declined to lift the ban on building new nuclear plants, sending the proposal back to the Federal Council for financing clarification.

The G7 summit opened in Évian yesterday with the possible peace deal between Iran and the US pushed to the top of the agenda.