The much-awaited Swiss-hosted Women’s Euro Championship kicks off today.
Hundreds of thousands international fans are expected to arrive in the country over the next few weeks – making the tournament the biggest it’s ever been.
The first game is at 6pm tonight in Thun – Iceland will meet Finland.
Switzerland is in action at 9pm – facing Norway in Basel.
The group matches will be held until the 13th – there are two games a day, one at 6pm and the other at 9pm.
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
