Another long weekend is upon us, and the warnings of delays and jams on the roads have been renewed.
The prefecture of the French department of Haute Savoie says they’re expecting major delays at the Mont-Blanc Tunnel.
Other roads are likely to be busy, it says, such as the A40, A41N and the RN205.
The same is true in Switzerland – major roads heading south could be slow as well as the Gotthard Tunnel.
Burglers could be responsible for 160 breakins
Police hope they’ve smashed a major burglary ring.
Ex-Chopard employee stole CHF 200k or goods
A disgruntled former employee of the luxury goods company, Chopard, has been charged with theft after items worth more than CHF 200,000 were found in a garden shed.
Fight against cars trying to avoid jams
Locals in villages in cantons Valais and Vaud are frustrated by cars trying to avoid the autoroute jams.
E-scooters could face new rules
Electric scooters are now a familiar sight, but police and parliamentarians say they’re also a growing problem.
Woman in court after cat death
A woman in Zurich is on trial for alleged animal cruelty after she refused the advice from her vet that her cat needed an operation to save its life.
Prosecco fights Swiss up-start
You don’t mess with Prosecco. A Valais winery has just learned that the hard way.
