We’ve run out of potatoes! Last year’s harvest was hit badly by wet weather and lockdowns meant more people were cooking potatoes at home.
The Federal Agriculture Office is allowing 40,000 tonnes of potatoes to be imported over the next 5 months.
There was a lack of the crop last year as well, 25,000 tonnes were imported in 2021.
Swiss potato consumption is quite low compared to the rest of Europe. The average person here eats 45 kilos a year – in the rest of Europe it’s 60 kilos.
Husband and wife found dead in Germany and Switzerland
A joint police operation between German and Aargau police has been launched as a husband and wife have both been found dead.
Swisscom fined for competition law violation.
Swisscom has been fined CHF 18m for breaking the cartel law and unfair competition.
Speeders found after social media videos
Two drivers posted themselves driving at high-speed on social media and have been tracked down by police.
One idea unites all political parties
One idea has united all parties in the Geneva Grand Council – from the Greens to the Swiss People’s Party.
Elderly woman swipes unclaimed cash
An elderly woman who took a CHF 1,000 that had not been collected by an ATM user has been ordered to pay it back - plus CHF 400.
Govt to delay funding decision for UNRWA
The Swiss government is putting off a decision on whether to re-start funding to the UN Palestinian relief organisation UNRWA.
