Servette Football Club have lost the first round in a legal fight against the commune of Lancy about advertising hoardings outside the stadium.
After the voters in Lancy decided to ban outdoor advertising – the stadium will have to remove the banners outside.
The football club asked federal judges to suspend the new law until a full case can be heard.
They refused, ruling that the economic loss was not sufficient.
Govt slammed for leaving thousands in Dubai
The government is being criticised for leaving more than 5,000 Swiss nationals stranded in the middle east - while other countries are successfully managing to get their own nationals back to their home countries.
First vote for fire payout passes
In Bern, the upper house of parliament, The Council of States, has approved emergency federal support for victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy.
Cocaine smugglers jailed after mistake
A court in Zurich has sentenced a group of four men who tried to smuggle 44 kilos of pure cocaine into the country through the airport - worth CHF 1.5m.
New bank note design chosen
A Lausanne based design company has won the competition to design the new set of Swiss banknotes.
More protection for bees demanded
Swiss beekeepers are launching a popular initiative to anchor stronger protection for native pollinating insects in the Federal Constitution.
Dyslexic students banned from using computers
Students with dyslexia will not be allowed to systematically use computers and adapted software in high schools.
