Switzerland is sweltering as a heat dome covers Europe. The government has pushed up its alert due to the high temperatures.
This country is on the edge of the dome, so is escaping the worst – highs in the mid-forties have been measured in Spain and France.
Later this week, there could be a break, but forecasters are unsure how long that will last.
Summer storms should arrive from tomorrow onwards – and temperatures will fall a little – but what happens next remains uncertain.
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.
Municipal pools full to capacity
Unsurprisingly, municipal swimming pools around the Geneva region were packed to capacity over the weekend.
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.
