Unsurprisingly, municipal swimming pools around the Geneva region were packed to capacity over the weekend.
Some pools actually had to turn people away as they were too full – even the Lignon pool, which has never had to do that before.
It wasn’t just the heat leading to the over-capacity, but also due to the closure of the Carouge Pool which is being renovated.
The number of people allowed in municipal pools is set by federal regulations.
Storms coming - weather alert heightened
Switzerland is sweltering as a heat dome covers Europe. The government has pushed up its alert due to the high temperatures.
Palestinian protestors attack basket ball game
Police in Lausanne had to use pepper spray to keep pro-Palestinian activists at bay during a basketball match on Saturday evening.
Helicopter crash kills one
One person has been killed and two others injured after a helicopter crashed in canton Valais on Saturday afternoon.
New rules from tomorrow
From tomorrow, July 1st, there’ll be new rules covering e-bikes.
Slow drivers should be fined
Slow drivers should be fined the same way as speeders – that’s the idea of a Swiss people’s Party parliamentarian Walter Gartmann.
Anger over jet price rise
The Swiss government now says the F-35 fighter jets could cost up to CHF 1.35 billion more than expected – and that’s triggered a political storm.
