It’s tyre change time – many will be switching their winter tyres to summer ones right now, but authorities are warning that if you’re planning to visit Italy, you must have done by next month.
Driving with winter tyres over the summer in Italy is illegal, all-season tyres are OK.
The reasoning is summer tyres perform better when the weather is warmer, mainly due to the rubber compound used.
If you’re caught with the wrong tyres in Italy – you could be fined several hundred euros.
Heat closes Geneva paddling pools
Eight of Geneva's eleven paddling pools are now closed as the city battles bacterial contamination during the heatwave.
Soaring temps hit hospitals
Hospital rooms at the Geneva University Hospital are hitting 34 degrees - with temperatures in the cafeteria up at 40.
Crans-Montana looks to summer season after fire tragedy
Crans-Montana is hoping for a broadly stable summer, more than six months after the New Year fire at the Constellation bar.
MétéoSuisse warns of budget cuts
The federal weather service is warning that government budget cuts risk making our forecasts less accurate.
Rents rise Geneva - more than Zurich
Rents in Geneva have risen 5.3% over the past year, putting the canton well above the national average of 2.5%, according to the property platform Homegate.
Better passenger rights coming
We’re going to get stronger air passenger rights, after the European Parliament voted for a major tightening of the rules.
