There will be a festive spirit in Lausanne this year – but only for a more limited time.
The city has given the go ahead to the Christmas light show - but instead of its normal start date, which would have been last week, the lights will be switched on from the 1st December.
Then the lights will go out at 8pm and not the more traditional midnight.
There will also be more energy saving LED lights – the city hopes power consumption will be cut by 60% compared to previous years.
First new AVS payment due
Swiss pensioners will receive their first 13th AVS payment in December, averaging around CHF 1,580
Contraception free or not?
Geneva voters will decide whether to make contraception free, in what the canton says is a choice between public health and personal responsibility
Vignette patrols stepped up
Nearly 200 drivers have been caught crossing into Switzerland without a valid motorway vignette in recent border checks near Basel
Fuel prices close to record high
Swiss fuel prices are closing in on the 2022 record, with the TCS reporting petrol at CHF 2.05 a litre and diesel at CHF 2.30
Job losses add up
Geneva's international organisations have shed more than 2,800 jobs since Donald Trump returned to the White House
Mountain attraction record broken
Vaud's Glacier 3000 has broken its all-time attendance record before its financial year even closes, with roughly 265,000 visitors expected — up two-thirds in a decade
