In many places, playgroups can be run by people without teaching qualifications or in accordance with standardised safety requirements. Playgroup leaders now want to change this by introducing binding legal requirements. In many cantons, there have s...

Two United Nation reports published on Monday warn that global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius will have “irreversible” consequences for the Earth’s glaciers, sea ice and frozen surfaces. They call for action to be taken “as quickly as ...

Amid uncertainty over the potential civil liability linked to the Constellation fire, a lawyer representing several victims has called for the Crans-Montana government to be placed under partial administration and for its finances to be investigated....

Authorities have opened a new bridge in Visletto, in Ticino’s Maggia Valley, nearly two years after a devastating storm swept away the original structure, restoring a permanent road link to the upper valley. The bridge is due to open to motor traff...

Several hundred people took part in protests in Zurich and Basel on Saturday night under the banner “On en a marre – en Suisse aussi” [We’ve had enough – in Switzerland too], echoing protests in France. The two unauthorised demonstrations w...