Six months after the New Year's fire that killed 41 people at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Valais cantonal president Christophe Darbellay says the site will never reopen as a bar.
He says space must be dedicated to young people,
Fourteen people have been charged so far, including the bar's owners and people linked to the commune.
A formal commemoration is planned for 1 January 2027.
Temps set to fall today
Switzerland is set to break free of its record-breaking heatwave today, as a cooler front moves in after Saturday's 39°C in Basel — a national June record broken three days running.
Calls to end block on air-conditioning
A Green-Liberal MP is pushing to break its taboo around air conditioning in hospitals and care homes, as the current heatwave strains nursing staff.
Divonne chateau hit by fire, again
The Chateau in the French town of Divonne les Bains has been ravaged by fire - again.
Lausanne Pride draws thousands
Around 20,000 marched through Lausanne on Saturday for the Pride parade, the first Pride event in the city for 20 years.
Police use drones to broadcast warnings
Police in Marin, canton Neuchâtel, used drones to warn residents to stay indoors yesterday afternoon, after a hydrochloric-acid leak at an EM Microelectronics plant.
Emergency measures in place
The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.
