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• Heat closes Geneva paddling pools

  Eight of Geneva's eleven paddling pools are now closed as the city battles bacterial contamination during the heatwave.

• Soaring temps hit hospitals

  Hospital rooms at the Geneva University Hospital are hitting 34 degrees - with temperatures in the cafeteria up at 40.

• Crans-Montana looks to summer season after fire tragedy

  Crans-Montana is hoping for a broadly stable summer, more than six months after the New Year fire at the Constellation bar.

• MétéoSuisse warns of budget cuts

  The federal weather service is warning that government budget cuts risk making our forecasts less accurate.

• Rents rise Geneva - more than Zurich

  Rents in Geneva have risen 5.3% over the past year, putting the canton well above the national average of 2.5%, according to the property platform Homegate.

• Better passenger rights coming

  We’re going to get stronger air passenger rights, after the European Parliament voted for a major tightening of the rules.