Switzerland is heading into a mixed few days, with Saharan dust returning and thunderstorms sweeping in later today
Geneva is expecting heavy rain and strong föhn winds this afternoon. MeteoSwiss is warning of widespread heavy rainfall in the second half of Friday.
The weekend then clears, with dry sunshine and maximums around 26°C from Yverdon to Martigny on Sunday. Despite the rain, the soil-moisture deficit left by summer's heatwaves remains a serious concern
Zurich vote imminent
Zurich will vote next month on whether Exit and Dignitas should be allowed to operate inside hospitals and rehabilitation clinics
Swimmer completes epic challenge
British long-distance swimmer Neil Gilson has completed a two-year challenge to swim the length of Switzerland's ten largest lakes, finishing at Geneva's Bains des Pâquis on Wednesday
Progress on Lausanne tramway
Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport has approved the second phase of the Lausanne tramway, clearing the way for a 3.1-kilometre northern extension from Renens to Villars-Sainte-Croix
Police use new tactic
Swiss transport police are being handed tasers to tackle rising violence on trains and stations
T2 closed at Cointrin
Geneva Airport has shut parts of its Terminal 2 after a wooden-framed hangar collapsed overnight in mid-July
Swiss national missing in Nepal
A Swiss national is among more than 1,300 people missing after Wednesday's flash floods in Nepal, according to the Tourism Board
