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A survey shows immigration is a major concern, but mainly because of the infrastructure requirements.

The city of Geneva has unveiled a 30-point plan to improve living standards for the elderly.

Schools in neighbouring France are suffering due to a lack of teachers.

A Zurich parliamentarian for the Green Liberal party may have just ended her career with an Instagram post.

Yesterday’s heavy rain caused a landslide in the middle of Lausanne, closing a road.

It may be the time to start to get out your winter clothes this week – but forecasters say, don’t pack up your summer wear just yet.

Swiss Federal Railways has a problem with sexual harassment, according to a new survey.

Yet another health insurer says it won’t pay the prices charged by the Hôpital de la Tour in Geneva.

The search for missing climbers on Mont-Blanc is continuing today as worsening weather and nightfall ended efforts yesterday.

A truck driver was bitten in the face by a dog owned by border guard at the Bardonnex crossing last month.

Could a train running from Geneva to London be feasible?

The Confederation is looking to cut CHF 5bn from the national budget in the next five years.

The Geneva City Council have passed a motion demanding the media group Tamedia reverse a decision to sack nearly 300 workers and close two printing works.

The impact on mental health needs to be taken into account in the event of another pandemic.

The damage caused by the summer storms that hit canton Valais will cost CHF 125m.

Electric bills are set to come down by about 10% next year – that’s an average cut of CHF 140 per household.

Local authorities across French speaking Switzerland are adapting to climate change – and extending the times the swimming pools are open.

An international hunt is on for several kilos of explosives that have been stolen from a railway construction site.

The government will extend the special protection status to those from Ukraine until March 2026.

Two lake swimming points in Geneva have been closed due to high levels of fecal bacteria in the water.

A wealthy driver is facing a massive fine for tailgating on the autoroute.

Canton Jura is the first to ban the sale of single use electronic cigarettes.

A case of a former HIV patient in Geneva is being highlighted in the scientific journal ‘Nature.’

More than two thirds of the population say they feel constantly tired and exhausted. Only 15% say they feel good.

Alcohol consumption is dropping – but binge drinking is up.

The Office of the Attorney General is confirming there are investigations into possible electoral fraud.

Two rail workers have been killed in separate incidents over the past few days.

Campaigners have launched an initiative to demand that any food that’s been produced with genetically engineered organisms should be clearly marked.

The midge population is exploding in Switzerland.

Canton Geneva is warning businesses that it will use its new powers next year and force companies into bankruptcy if they don’t pay their debts to the state.

The Geneva commune of Plans-les-Ouates has chosen the design of a major sporting venue, which will be of benefit to the whole city.

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for his part in a scam ring that targeted the elderly and vulnerable.

The beaches around Lake Geneva should be open and available to everyone.

Rock climbers in canton Solothurn made a gruesome discovery – two human skulls.

Sudden rain storms caused flooding in many parts of central Switzerland.

Geneva, both the canton and the city, are licking their wounds after Basel was announced the winner to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year.

A baby, only a few days old, was killed by the family pet in the neighbouring French department of Ain over the weekend.

The Federal Councillor for Energy, Albert Rösti, says he could imagine a new nuclear power plant being built at the site of the existing one at Mühleberg in canton Bern.

New first-class seat being fitted to SWISS International Airlines planes are causing a weight problem.

A man who exposed himself to two women in a supermarket in canton Bern was locked in a toilet until the police arrived.

The Geneva cantonal parliament debated the future of the local paper, the ‘Tribune de Genève’ last night following a decision by the paper’s owners, the Zurich based Tamedia.

The government is considering allowing the use facial recognition technology at airports, which would allow passengers to pass through security and board the aircraft without paper or electronic tickets.

Anyone who went to Paris to watch the Olympics are being asked not to donate blood in Switzerland for the next few weeks.

The Mont-Blanc Tunnel will be closed from 5pm on Monday for more than three months to allow for major renovation work.

A hiker had to come to the rescue of a goat herder who was being attacked by a billy goat.

Switzerland’s rail network is lauded all over the world – but now are its train stations.

The Green Party is threatening to launch a referendum against a new trade deal with China as it feels it fails to take into account the human rights situation in the country.

Geneva Watch Days starts today.

An historically important bridge in Geneva has reopened after 2 years of renovation.

A lynx in canton Schwyz has been shot by gamekeepers after federal authorities gave the go ahead.

A ruling by the Federal Court could have major ramifications for people who live in an apartment which is too big for them.

No canton in the country is on track to meet the requirements set down by the Paris climate agreement.

There’s another scam we’re being warned against – this one involving the payment system Twint.

From next Monday, there’ll be more trains running on the Léman Express.

Swiss Federal Railways is using drones to combat the blight of graffiti.

A Geneva parent is trying to get the Friday that falls after the Jeune Genevois, which is always on a Thursday in September, an official day off for schools.

It seems we’re addicted to cheap goods from China.

Most of the people want Switzerland to secure a deal with the EU.

Executive pay is being highlighted by the Unia union.

The Geneva bomb squad was called out yesterday morning to check a bag left at the post office on the rue du Mont Blanc.

Locals in Champel in Geneva are distraught as 45 trees, some of them quite old, were felled.

Drivers are warning of parking prices at the Eaux-Vives shopping centre.

Is Switzerland’s neutrality being eroded?

Two glider pilots have died after they crashed in canton Valais on Friday.

Mountain guides working in the French Alps say global warming is changing the landscape and closing well known routes up the slopes.

Car licence plates in Geneva will be produced by prisoners from November.

The canton of Geneva is pondering if it should bring in regulations determining where civil servants live.

Covid sceptics are not going to get the all reaching parliamentary inquiry into how the government handled the pandemic.

Switzerland is exporting goods to Israel which could be used in the war in Gaza.

The Swiss population climbed by 1.7% last year – the strongest annual hike since 1960.

The government says it’s taking strong measure to counter the shortage of drugs.

The Federal Office of Civil Aviation is buried with complaints about airlines.

The town of Gex, in neighbouring France has invested more than EUR 100,000 in high tech cameras designed only to stop the scourge of fly tipping.

The most expensive painting in the world could be stored in Geneva.

Swiss Federal Railways says it wants to get rid of Russian software it’s been using for several years, but there’s a lack of local talent.

The Migros brand will be disappearing from the stores in neighbouring France.

Several stolen bikes from a shop in canton Zug have been found in a bush near Milan, thanks to a tracker.

Residents in Lausanne had a sudden start to their morning yesterday. The emergency sirens started to wail just after 8am.

Construction work at a school in Nyon is unearthing several archaeological discoveries.

An explosion rocked central Geneva yesterday morning, severely injuring a 43-year-old man.

The Federal Court has denied a suspected ISIS supporter his appeal to be released from pre-trial detention.

Families of the recently deceased in Geneva can now choose to have their loved one taken to the cemetery by a horse drawn carriage.

Residents in the threatened village of Brienz in Graubünden were allowed to visit their homes briefly yesterday.

Courtesy of the Interlaken tourist office, you can win 2 nights for two people at the Hotel Metropole in Interlaken with fantastic views of the Jungfrau.

WRS normal programming back in January