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Mushroom pickers are being warned there’s currently no antidote available for death cap poisoning.

French border guards have arrested a woman they’re describing as a drugs mule at the Gaillard crossing.

Wildlife officials in canton Glarus have confirmed a rabies infected bat has been found.

Several restaurant owners who run food trucks at Paleo every year are pushing back against a report on RTS television last night that many are considering pulling out of the music festival due to high levels of rent they’re charged.

A major meeting for cross border workers will be held this weekend in Annecy.

Thousands across the country marked the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend.

The head of Swiss Federal Railways says he’s certain the right balance can be struck that ensures the railways and helps save money.

Two trams collided in Rive on Saturday, causing major public transport disruption.

Engineers altered the course of a river in Geneva over the weekend.

Organisers of the Gurten Music Festival in Bern say over generous bar tenders are threatening the future of the event.

Swiss retailers are benefitting from the sale of snus to shopping tourists, especially near the German border.

It’s been a week since the young cyclist, Muriel Furrer, died after an accident at the Zurich Cycling World Championships.

A hotel in Lausanne was evacuated last night on fears the water heater was on the brink of exploding.

An initiative by canton Vaud aims to direct young people to a new news source which is compiled by professional journalists.

We’re all sleeping badly.

A candidate for the Swiss People’s Party in Valais is regretting a video he made in 2008.

A sheep farmer in canton Aargau is scratching his head after a very strange crime.

There were hopes that the plentiful snow at the beginning of the year would help rebuild the glaciers.

Campaigners against the proposed widening of several autoroute sections have launched their campaign ahead of the vote later this month.

The Geneva minimum wage will be raised from the 1st January next year.

Work can give you cancer.

In a rather unusual move, the City of Geneva has placed information panels about the proposed pedestrian bridge that would be built near the Mont-Blanc bridge.

The plan to give under 25s free public transport in Geneva from next year is now going before the courts.

A Geneva animal rights group is trying to stop the canton from shooting deer.

Greens are angry following a cut to night train subsidy.

The first plans on how Geneva’s main train station will look after redevelopment have been released.

The dumbfounding case of disappearing Dunkin Donuts.

An investigation is underway after one person died and two others injured after an explosion in an apartment in canton Vaud.

Geneva residents on the left bank are criticising the utility company, the SIG, for not communicating fast enough that the tap water isn’t safe to drink.

Switzerland seems to be breaking laws of economics – it’s industrial base is booming with production up 40% since 2011, but at the same time the franc has climbed 25% against the Euro.

The Palladium in Geneva has been banned from hosting concerts more than once a month due to the problem of noise.

Internationally renowned cellist, Ophélie Gaillard, has issued a heart rending plea after her cello was stolen from her apartment in neighbouring France between Annecy and Geneva.

Zurich Zoo has killed three of its meerkats and has fed them to the hyenas.

Thousands of residents living on the left bank are being told not to drink tap water after a major water pipe burst near the Quai Gustav-Ador.

The government has paid the first compensation for Covid vaccination damage.

Investigations are continuing into the exact circumstances how the young cyclist, 18-year-old Muriel Furrer, died after an horrific accident during the Zurich World Championships.

A major meeting of politicians and health professionals is raising the question if the elderly should be removed from mainstream health insurance – in an effort to keep premiums down.

A small majority of the Geneva Council of State says it should study the feasibility of transforming the government offices in the Old Town into apartments.

The Geneva Grand Council has accepted a petition to examine the safety of the Route de Lausanne.

The Swiss Under 19 cyclist, Muriel Furrer, has died after an accident during a race at Zurich Road Cycling Championships.

The government has released the details of how much health insurance premiums will rise next year – and the two most affected cantons will be Geneva and Vaud.

The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a percent yesterday at 1%.

Parliament is proposing parents should not receive money for their social media posts if they’re using their children.

The modernisation of Swiss Air Traffic Control is being slowed as the process is being blamed on a series of mishaps which have led to delays.

Will it finally happen?

Later today the Health Minister, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, will reveal how much health insurance will rise next year.

Some parliamentarians are trying push back on a government decision to use English officially for its talks with the international anti-money laundering body, Financial Action Task Force – which is based in Paris.

The Swiss People’s Party branch in Sion in canton Valais have filed a formal complaint after one of their campaign posters was defaced.

Geneva schools are not using Microsoft Office any longer – due to privacy concerns.

Bakeries in French speaking Switzerland will be selling pink pastries next month to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Those arrested following an unauthorized assisted suicide using a gas capsule say they were expecting it and are prepared to accept the consequences.

Geneva police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of a murder in Paris.

Buying a house in either Geneva or Zurich is becoming ever more out of reach for many people.

A major car dealership in Geneva is to close – with the loss of 27 jobs.

Those fishing in the waters around the two Basel cantons are being advised not to eat the fish more than once a month.

Someone in the town of Stettlen in canton Bern needs glasses.

Several new ministerial appointments in the French government have strong links with areas that border Switzerland.

In what’s being seen as another blow to traditional media and local news availability, SRF – the German language arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation says it will axe two flagship news programmes and cut 75 journalists.

More and more people are using heat pumps to stay warm.

Parliament will discuss this week if there should be a national map of the locations of all the speed cameras.

An important step in the programme to reintroduce eagles to the Alps was taken yesterday as three young birds were released in to the wild.

Forecasters are warning a lot of rain is coming – but don’t actually give up on the possibility of an Indian summer just yet.

Voters have clearly rejected plans to protect biodiversity and to pension reform.

In Geneva, voters have also showed their displeasure at the proposals put forward by the government.

Switzerland could be open to processing asylum procedures in other countries.

Yesterday’s votes have finally ended a long running dispute about the affiliation of the town of Moutier in the Bernese Jura.

Far fewer people visited swimming pools this summer than in previous years. The main reason was the gloomy weather at the start of summer.

The Swiss population has passed the 9 million mark.

The lower house of parliament, the National Council, has voted in favour of increasing the defence budget by CHF 4bn.

Students at the University of Geneva are pushing back against university management.

It’s well known that younger people don’t vote as much as their elders, but more of them are doing so.

Canton Fribourg is warning people to be aware of possible fake police officers.

The twentieth Zurich Film Festival starts next month – with premiers and stars.

Politicians and financial experts are likely to be left scratching their heads after Sunday’s vote on pension reform, as the polls are showing a clear rejection of the plan.

The Swiss armed forces will be permitted to continue to take part in NATO exercises after the Council of States rejected a motion passed in the lower house calling for an end to the collaboration.

The supermarkets are in a price war over the cost of meat.

Doctors at the Geneva University Hospital staged a short term walk out yesterday in protest at health insurance companies that want to cut the price they pay for consultations.

Verbal and physical attacks against parking wardens in Geneva is increasing and the Fondation des Parkings says it will take more offenders to court.

Geneva airport says it may, in some circumstances, pay for reinforcing roofs along the flight path which may be damaged by the whirlwinds created by low flying aircraft.

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