For the first time ever, an autoroute is to be closed - and downgraded to an ordinary road.
The A50 near Glattfelden only runs for 4km and was intended to be a link from Basel to Winterthur. But the money for the rest ran out in the eighties, leaving just one rarely used section.
Canton Zurich decided it should be recategorised into a cantonal road. It’s the first time Switzerland’s autoroute network has shrunk.
Swiss sea link cut-off
Switzerland's main waterway link to the sea is barely navigable, with the Rhine so low near the German town of Kaub that the river is almost splitting in two.
Water tensions rise with Italy
Tensions are rising between Switzerland and Italy over water, as Lake Maggiore in Ticino approaches a historic low.
Russia spreads lies hoping to sway vote
Swiss intelligence is warning of a targeted Russian campaign to influence the 27 September neutrality vote.
Migros recalls chicken cutlets
Migros is recalling breaded chicken cutlets sold nationwide after a labelling error left them with the wrong use-by date. The packets show 2 October, but the correct date is 28 August.
Geneva aims to attract more film and TV production
Geneva is launching a new incentive programme to attract more film and television productions to the canton.
More jihadist cases reach court
Switzerland's federal prosecutor is running 140 investigations into suspected jihadist terrorism — the highest figure ever recorded.
