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• Heat alerts ease

  Vaud and Valais have called off their heatwave alerts as thunderstorms move in and temperatures drop.

• Warning to stay off the Matterhorn

  Switzerland's mountain guides are now telling climbers to stay off the Matterhorn entirely, as the heatwave makes conditions there dangerous.

• SVP calls for easier access to AC in Geneva

  Air conditioning is back at the centre of Geneva's political debate as the heatwave continues.

• Switzerland slammed for denying prisoners vegan meals

  Switzerland has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights over its treatment of two vegan detainees.

• ABB launches takeover of UK company

  The Swiss/Swedish engineering firm, ABB is preparing the largest acquisition in its history, launching a takeover bid for British engineering firm Rotork.

• More killed in Valais this year than the whole of 2025

  Valais has already lost more people to accidents this year than in the whole of 2025 — 77 lives by mid-July, against 69 last year.