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A man has been jailed for 20 years for killing his wife by stabbing her 165 times in front of their five children.

Servette is celebrating as it held Roma to a 1-all draw in front of a packed stadium in Geneva last night.

The latest plans from the federal government on allowing some shops to open on Sunday seems to have upset everyone.

The government is considering issuing tasers to the transport police.

The Escalade races are on in Geneva this weekend.

After speculation the government would cut the numbers of work permits for non-EU nationals, it has decided to leave the figure unchanged for next year.

There’s a shortage of doctors, pediatricians and child psychiatrists in Geneva.

Zurich is the most expensive city in the world – together with Singapore.

Hopes Switzerland will host the 2030 Winter Olympics have been dashed.

School children in French speaking canton Vaud will be taught Swiss German after a narrow vote in the cantonal Grand Council.

Essential oils and room fragrances can be dangerous.

As covid numbers continue to climb, some hospitals are bringing back compulsory mask requirements.

Hundreds of nurses are leaving the profession every month, complaining about over work and under pay.

After five months of work, the Boulevard du Pont-d’Arve in Geneva will reopen on Friday.

The large-scale redevelopment of Cornavin Station has been pushed back again. It won’t be completed until 2038.

It will be the big bang launch of the e-vignettes this Friday.

Rents could be going up again.

Unions have lost their case at the European Court of Human Rights. On a technicality.

Recent efforts to cut rush hour traffic through the smaller border posts around Geneva are not working, according to locals.

Nearly 6,000 drivers in the City of Bern were flashed by incorrectly configured speed cameras.

There are some changes to the public transport system in Geneva over the next few weeks.

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A study from Canton Geneva shows the number of domestic violence cases are the highest they’ve been since 2010.

There are fears the opioid crises which has gripped the United States could be coming to Switzerland.

The European Court of Human Rights will rule later today if Switzerland’s ban on demonstrations at the start of the pandemic was too strict.

The Swiss president, Alain Berset, was forced to take cover while on a visit to Ukraine.

There’s optimism from the EU on talks with Switzerland on a new framework agreement.

Advocates of cold-water swimming swear by its health benefits – and the opinion of local doctors seem to back up the fans.

Mysterious pneumonia cases in children in China are making headlines around the world - but doctors in Switzerland say there’s an increase in pneumonia here.

The government is trialling an express asylum procedure in Zurich in an effort to cut the back log of claimants.

Police in Basel are warning public transport users that they know of at least one ticket machine which had been rigged by scammers to collect credit cards.

As soon as it’s been passed by the Carouge Municipal Council, the Swiss People’s Party has launched a referendum against the proposed new aquatic centre.

Zurich police arrested a Brazilian woman at the airport with more than 8 kilos of cocaine.

Swiss Federal Railways and Geneva Airport are experimenting with a very early train for those on very early flights this Christmas.

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Covid cases are climbing – and the Federal Health Office says if you’re sick with a respiratory illness, it’s most likely covid.

The new look for Geneva Airport has been unveiled.

A woman in Lachen in canton Schwyz told a court how a neighbour called her while she was at work to tell her someone was in her kitchen one evening.

The government will discuss if the amount of work permits issued to third country nationals should be cut.

Police in canton Sankt Gallen are on alert after several reports of children being lured into a car on Monday afternoon.

The Carouge municipal council have given the go ahead for a new aquatic centre at La Fontenette.

We’re still throwing away too much food.

Bird watchers are excited as a North American duck has appeared for the first time in Switzerland.

The Geneva Museum of Ethnography has retuned three 900 years old mummified bodies to Bolivia.

Geneva civil servants will be striking on Thursday. Unions are calling for a 5% pay rise and no further job cuts.

The town of Nyon has come out against the plans to widen the A1 autoroute between it and Geneva.

Uber drivers in Geneva protested outside the Department of the Economy yesterday afternoon – demanding the company follows recent court rulings that determined Uber must treat drivers as employees.

The public broadcaster, SSR, says if the licence fee is cut to CHF 200 from the current CHF 335, it will lead to hundreds of job losses.

Results from the second round of elections yesterday for the Upper House, the Council of States, shows the Centre Party consolidating its position.

Storms are getting more intense and occurring at shorter notice. That’s the conclusion of a survey of insurers by the SonntagsBlick newspaper.

Geneva workers are planning a new strike tomorrow.

A group not known for its militancy took to the streets Friday evening in Bern.

A driver was only found by luck after he crashed his car down a 10-meter slope near Sternenberg in canton Zurich.

The section of the French A40 autoroute which runs from Annemasse to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois should remain free for the next few years.

The two-day state visit by the French president Emmanual Macron ended yesterday with a visit to the French speaking region.

The war in the Middle East is dividing the country.

An elderly motorist died in Geneva yesterday afternoon – and police are asking for witnesses.

A study by the environmental organisation Greenpeace says 300 tonnes of electronic equipment is simply thrown away unused.

The Geneva Christmas Market is up and running – in a new location.

The flow of the Arve River is abating after breaking records yesterday.

The French president Emmanuel Macron continues his state visit to Switzerland today.

An easyJet aircraft flying from Nice to Geneva had to make an emergency landing in Zurich due to a lack of fuel.

New French environmental standards are being blamed for a lack of properties to rent in the neighbouring French departments – driving up prices for those which are available.

A woman in canton Sankt Gallen rescued an eight-week-old kitten from a compost heap. Police believe it couldn’t have accidently ended up there - and have launched an investigation.

Flood alerts are in place along the Arve River in Geneva as the flow reaches exceptional levels.

Covid cases are climbing.

The French president Emmanuel Macron will be in Switzerland today for two-day state visit.

The children’s rights group, Pro Juventute, says a growing trend of parents having their kids carry tracking devices is a problem and children also have a right to privacy.

Ticks are far more dangerous than previously thought – according to a new study from the University of Zurich.

The City of Geneva has unveiled the winning bid to redevelop a part of the Quai Wilson.

Mask wearing at the University Hospital in Geneva is compulsory once again – but it’s not because of covid.

Experts say the glaciers in canton Ticino could be gone in under ten years.

Police in mountain areas are increasingly frustrated by drivers heading up to the slopes still with their summer tyres.

While some ski stations are opening early, taking advantage of the new snow, operators are cautioning that not all runs will be available – nor for the full length.

Under pressure from Swiss retailers, the government looks set to cut the duty-free limit for items brought into the country after being purchased abroad.

A man who worked as a manager in Zurich has been fined for his excuse for not coming into work.

Voters in Geneva chose their new senators in the second round of the federal elections on Sunday.

In the canton of Vaud, Pascal Broulis of the Liberal Party was elected to the senate, where he will form a team with Pierre-Yves Maillard of the Social Democrats.

In other votes, the Geneva municipality of Bernex has said "yes" to the creation of an industrial zone which is to house the new factory of pencil manufacturer Caran d’Ache.

Switzerland needs regulation in the field of Artificial Intelligence, - says Federal Councillor Albert Rösti in an interview given to NZZ am Sonntag.

The Club Energie Suisse has collected 120,000 signatures for its "Stop the blackout" initiative, far surpassing the 100,000 signatures necessary to prompt a vote.

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