Bitesize News from Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Summer fires increase
Firefighters across French-speaking Switzerland tackled far more vegetation fires this summer than in any of the past five years
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Cheese production suffers after hottest summer on record
This summer's heat has hit Swiss Gruyère cheese production
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Music festival in Lausanne this weekend
Lausanne hosts one of the country's biggest showcases of Swiss music this weekend, with 66 free concerts across ten venues from Friday to Sunday
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Time limit announced by Lausanne city council
Lausanne's city council has given the municipality six months to ban ventral pinning by its police force
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Potential new bank coming to Switzerland
Fintech giant Revolut is applying for a full Swiss banking licence and wants to become Swiss customers' everyday bank
