The Swiss Post Office is honouring the work of George de Mestral – who gave the world Velcro.
The story runs that the engineer was walking his dog in the forests of canton Vaud and he, and his dog, always came back with burdock seeds stuck to them.
Under a microscope he discovered the seeds had thousands of tiny hooks on them. That gave him the idea for Velcro.
The Post Office is issuing a collection of stamps which will feature a small piece of Velcro on them.
Several injured in random knife attack
A man attacked several people with a knife yesterday afternoon in Zofingen in canton Aargau.
Push for Geneva to host song contest
Pressure is building to get canton Geneva to officially back the hosting of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Govt says 'no' to song cash
As the potential cities vie for the right to host next years Eurovision Song Contest, the federal government have made it very clear – there will be no government money.
Unusual snowfalls on high passes
Despite being mid-May, the higher ground is getting a massive amount of snow.
Possible charge for Lauterbrunnen
The picturesque village of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland is considering following the lead of Venice - and bringing in a daily charge for visitors.
Accident caused major disruption - man seriousy injured
Geneva rush hour traffic was severely disrupted yesterday afternoon after a 19-year-old scooter rider was hit by a tram in Rive.
