Formula 1 driver, Fernando Alonso has been admitted to a hospital in Lugano after a bicycle accident.
His team, Alpine Racing, says the 39-year-old Spanish driver was involved in a traffic accident. He’s said to be conscious, but is suffering a broken jaw.
Press reports suggest Alonso will be transferred to Bern for further checks later today.
Preparations for the new F1 season are well underway ahead of the first race in Bahrain due on the 28th March. Testing will start on the 12th.
UNIL patience running out
It seems the patience of the University of Lausanne has run out.
New covid variant being monitored
Health authorities are on alert for a new covid variant which could cause a spring outbreak.
Yet more Geneva frontaliers
The number of cross border workers in Geneva is climbing and the first quarter of this year has seen the biggest jump since 2009.
Anti Vax conspiratory theorists raid Zurich meeting
Anti Vax activists barged into a Zurich Cantonal Council Meeting yesterday. They unfurled a banner that claimed vaccines caused ‘turbocancer’.
More trains and jams this holiday weekend
Swiss Federal Railways will be putting on more trains over the long holiday weekend – and the TCS is warning of long queues at the Gotthard Tunnel.
19 year old high schooler wins science prize
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