Road closures and parking restrictions are in force ahead of Friday's Athletissima meeting in Lausanne
The chemin des Grandes-Roches is closed to through traffic , and parking is limited around the velodrome and Plaines-du-Loup. Police are urging spectastors to use public transport, with several thousand fans expected. The festivities open at Place de la Navigation in Ouchy on Thursday night
Montreux rock legend honoured
Montreux turned into a giant Freddie Mercury tribute this weekend, as the town marked what would have been the Queen singer's 80th birthday last Friday
Station preview in Lausanne
Hundreds of Lausanne residents got a rare look inside the giant rebuild of the city's main station this weekend
New historic attraction in Geneva
Geneva has opened a new underground archaeological site displaying nearly 2,000 years of the city's history
Summer weather only getting hotter
Roughly one summer in two will be hotter than 2026, according to an ETH Zurich climatologist
New global accord close to being finalised
After a decade of talks, 128 countries have reached the first global accord on autonomous weapons in Geneva
Neutrality debate heats up
Switzerland's 27 September vote on tightening neutrality is splitting the political left three weeks out from polling day
