It’s getting bigger. No one has won the lottery yet and the jackpot is now a record-breaking CHF 65m.
The lottery website was down for a while soon after last night’s draw as thousands logged on to check the numbers.
A Swiss Lottery spokesman says there’s been high interest and sales are much stronger than normal.
But there was one winner. One person did get the right six numbers, but missed out on the lucky number – they get a million francs.
Emergency measures in place
The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.
Glacier melt 'alarming'
The glaciers are losing water at an alarming rate as the heatwave drags on.
Too hot for nuclear station
The Beznau nuclear plant will be shut down today, as the Aare river has reached the 25-degree threshold.
Massive mudslide hits French hamlet
A torrential mudslide swept through the Haute-Savoie hamlet of Chéron Wednesday night, hitting five of its eleven houses and forcing the evacuation of 21 residents.
Vote to be held on rent controls
The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.
What to tip?
A new study has put a number on what most diners only guess at — 5 to 10% is the going rate for a tip in a Swiss restaurant.
