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.
Switzerland through to next round!
Switzerland has reached the last 16 of the World Cup after beating Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver — the team's first knockout-stage win at a World Cup since 1954.
Minister says heat is due to climate change
The Environment Minister Albert Rösti says the current heatwave is a clear sign of climate change, calling it a major risk to people and the environment.
Heatwave temps next week
Heatwave temperatures are expected early next week.
Storms not helping with drought
This week's violent storms have done little to ease the drought, with fire-risk warnings at level four out of five across most cantons.
Inflation falls slightly
Inflation stood at half a percent in the year to June, down from 0.6% in May, according to the Federal Statistics Office.
Traffic disruption due to triathlon
Drivers in Geneva are being warned to expect major disruption on the Left Bank this weekend because of the triathlon.
