French criminal networks are recruiting teenagers on Snapchat and TikTok to break into Swiss gun shops and feed the black market across the border
Switzerland's federal police counted 39 burglaries at armouries between January and the end of August, 22 of them failed attempts.
The young recruits are paid cash and threatened with reprisals if they refuse — a form of crime on demand that is keeping Swiss gun stores under constant pressure.
Snow returns to Zermatt
Zermatt reopens its glacier for free skiing from next Wednesday, after a heatwave forced the cable car operator to shut the slopes in late July
Fuel prices an issue for many frontaliers
Rising fuel prices are affecting frontaliers in the Chablais, where the public transport network isn’t adequate enough for most workers to leave the car at home
Autoroute ramp lights review
The federal roads office is reviewing more than 130 new ramp-metering lights at motorway entries, aiming to smooth peak-hour traffic across Switzerland
Northern Lights in Switzerland
Northern lights lit up Swiss skies in a rare display captured from Saturday into Sunday morning
GA pass cheaper than forecast
Switzerland's Price Supervisor cut this year's public transport fare rise almost in half, newly released documents reveal
Pro Palestine protests spread to Lausanne
Lausanne police used tear gas and batons on Saturday after masked protesters attacked a UBS branch during a pro-Palestine march
