Bitesize News Archive
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Ukrainian Mission in Geneva overwhelmed with aid
Monday, February 28th, 2022 7:25pm
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Monday, February 28th, 2022 7:23pm
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Basel police make arrest after fatal shooting in park
Monday, February 28th, 2022 7:22pm
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Swiss Football Association doesn't want to play Russia
Monday, February 28th, 2022 7:20pm
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Little chance of Geneva peace talks soon
Monday, February 28th, 2022 4:37am
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Switzerland 'highly likely' to strengthen sanctions
Monday, February 28th, 2022 4:35am
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Politicians rethink traditional views after invasion
Monday, February 28th, 2022 4:30am
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Geneva prepares to shut vaccination centres
Sunday, February 27th, 2022 6:10pm
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Swiss would welcome Ukrainian refugees
Sunday, February 27th, 2022 6:09pm
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Thousands march in Bern for Ukraine
Sunday, February 27th, 2022 6:07pm
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Women overwhelmingly still take husband's name
Friday, February 25th, 2022 4:55am
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Geneva Ukrainians gather in city centre
Friday, February 25th, 2022 4:53am
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Traders and bankers on alert following Russia sanctions
Friday, February 25th, 2022 4:47am
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Switzerland condemns Ukraine invasion
Friday, February 25th, 2022 4:45am
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Thursday, February 24th, 2022 2:36pm
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Nyon based UEFA moves final to Paris
Thursday, February 24th, 2022 2:32pm
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Mail delivered only three times a week?
Thursday, February 24th, 2022 2:31pm
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Special coverage of Ukraine on WRS
Thursday, February 24th, 2022 6:52am
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Thursday, February 24th, 2022 4:55am
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Geneva study shows vaccinated have lower risk of Long Covid
Thursday, February 24th, 2022 4:53am
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Two dead after avalanche in Graubünden
Thursday, February 24th, 2022 4:52am
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Geneva border workers climb strongly
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 3:38pm
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Police investigate horse hair theft - from horse
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 3:35pm
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Geneva based oligarch under sanctions
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 3:32pm
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Pictures will be released if man fails to turn himself in
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 5:08am
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Arguments in Bern after Credit Suisse leaks
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 5:02am
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20% living in poverty in Switzerland
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 5:01am
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Russian ambassador summoned - but no rush to sanctions
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 4:58am
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Body found in recycling bin in Lausanne
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 5:06am
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Army heightens suitability checks
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 5:02am
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EU Parliament calls on Switzerland to be placed on blacklist
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 4:59am
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Man in jail after crazy chase with breast-feeding mother
Monday, February 21st, 2022 4:15pm
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Vaccines had to be reissued after expired batch used
Monday, February 21st, 2022 4:14pm
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Travel demand lifts as restrictions drop
Monday, February 21st, 2022 4:53am
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Credit Suisse denies wrong doing after data leak
Monday, February 21st, 2022 4:51am
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Concern over electric car charging capacity
Monday, February 21st, 2022 4:49am
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Swiss Netflix fans pay the most in the world
Sunday, February 20th, 2022 9:28pm
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Geneva wants to restart border projects
Sunday, February 20th, 2022 3:19pm
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Swiss nationals should leave Donbas.
Sunday, February 20th, 2022 3:17pm
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One of Europe's most wanted men caught in Zurich
Friday, February 18th, 2022 4:47am
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Geneva will not bring in stricter rules than set out by Bern
Friday, February 18th, 2022 4:44am
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Winterthur police blame management for two suicides
Friday, February 18th, 2022 4:39am
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Bern police search for missing girl
Friday, February 18th, 2022 4:37am
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Cassis tests positive for Covid
Thursday, February 17th, 2022 3:49pm
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022 4:49am
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022 4:47am
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Fighting Covid has been expensive
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 3:37pm
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 3:36pm
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Zurich police have had child porn ringleader in jail for nearly a year
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 3:33pm
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 5:03am
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French speaking cantons have stricter isolation rules
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 5:02am
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Rescue services scramble after school chemical leak
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 4:59am
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Govt likely to announce virtually all Covid rules to end
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 6:13pm
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Winter accidents becoming more common
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 6:11pm
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Campaign to save SRG launched in anticipation of fight
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 5:06am
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Crashed paraglider rescued by kayaker
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 5:02am
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Geneva airport may have to pay more for border controls
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 4:59am
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Switzerland running low on potatoes
Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:24pm
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New vaccine could be on its way
Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:22pm
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Mixed voting result for Geneva leaders
Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:35am
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Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:33am
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Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:29am
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Voters ignore government advice
Monday, February 14th, 2022 4:28am
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'Turbo' lifting expected this week
Sunday, February 13th, 2022 5:21pm
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Riot police quell Bern football violence
Sunday, February 13th, 2022 5:19pm
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No call for Swiss to leave Ukraine
Sunday, February 13th, 2022 5:16pm
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Volunteers line up to be locked up
Friday, February 11th, 2022 4:57am
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Mystery over mother and baby death
Friday, February 11th, 2022 4:54am
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Geneva to allow trees to grow in the city
Friday, February 11th, 2022 4:53am
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Another death in the mountains
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 2:54pm
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Geneva public transport to return to normal
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 2:53pm
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Maudet legal problems continue
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 2:51pm
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Begging outlawed in large areas of Geneva
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:41am
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Women get a 20% discount in Geneva
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:30am
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Hopes for open-air activities this year
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:28am
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'I'm not dead' says man who's pension was stopped
Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:26am
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Thursday, February 10th, 2022 4:24am
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Several cantons urge all Covid rules to end
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 4:14am
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Swiss officials will meet Taliban in Geneva
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 4:12am
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Hopes Omicron has peaked - but fears over Delta
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 4:08am
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 4:05am
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Arrests after allegations of abuse at Geneva school
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 4:02am
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Antibiotic resistance infections up
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 4:41am
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Fightback against lower Geneva speed limits
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 4:37am
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Govt supported health website takes down dubious treatments
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 4:35am
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TPG wins major international award
Monday, February 7th, 2022 4:27pm
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New invention to improve train phone reception
Monday, February 7th, 2022 4:25pm
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Cassis calls for new approach to EU talks
Monday, February 7th, 2022 4:55am
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Geneva police seal off rue de Lancy
Monday, February 7th, 2022 4:53am
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Monday, February 7th, 2022 4:52am
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Unions vow to flight flexible work law
Sunday, February 6th, 2022 4:05pm
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French autoroute close to Geneva most expensive in country
Sunday, February 6th, 2022 4:03pm
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Call for parliamentary debate on Switzerland's UN Security Seat
Sunday, February 6th, 2022 4:01pm
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Tax office wants to help young adults
Friday, February 4th, 2022 4:55am
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Geneva auctions off high-end cars
Friday, February 4th, 2022 4:49am
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Ticino fire brought under control
Friday, February 4th, 2022 4:46am
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Geneva police officer arrested following rape allegation
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 4:32pm
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Health Office ends booster campaign
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 4:30pm
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Arrest made following death of 8 year old in Bern
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 4:29pm
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Bern to pay bulk of Cornavin expansion
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 4:07am
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Mysterious death now treated as murder
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3:55am
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Newspaper stops Covid infection reporting
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3:25am
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Vaud train derailed by avalanche
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3:20am
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Young girl found dead near Bern
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:12pm
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Mystery deepens over missing man since 2003
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:10pm
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Two arrested on suspicion of starting Ticino fire
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:06pm
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New rules from today - more changes to come
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:04pm
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Govt commission says no to child bike helmet law
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:45am
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Geneva voters to decide on wealth tax
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 4:42am
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End of home working could hit frontaliers hard
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 4:08pm
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Ticino forest continues to burn
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 4:06pm
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Buyers of fake certificates being hunted
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 4:04pm
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New car sales sluggish - but we want to have fun
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 4:42am
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Covid rules look set to go in stages
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 4:40am