The former municipal fire safety officer refused to answer investigators’ questions on Wednesday as the hearing resumed into the New Year’s Eve fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans‑Montana. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in...

A forest fire in the municipality of Brusio, in canton Graubünden, was brought under control by emergency crews on Wednesday morning. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Five helicopters from Swisshelicopter and Heli Bernina...

The traditional Patrouille des Glaciers ski-touring race gets under way next Monday in canton Valais. This year’s event features 1,376 teams, with around 5,500 ski mountaineers taking part. The event is expected to see a record number of women comp...

Forests hold on to around 20-30% of winter snowfall, playing a key role in how much water is available later on. Researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) have been looking into how this process works. + Get the most impo...

Zurich’s first outdoor pools will open on Saturday, with the Utoquai lakeside pool and the Seebach outdoor pool welcoming swimmers, the city said on Wednesday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, keen swimmers are ...

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) posted a loss of CHF2.9 million ($3.7 million) last year, largely because of weaker income from radio and television licence fees and advertising. Rising operating costs also weighed on the result, the company...

Zurich’s hotline for victims of violence is being “well used”, according to the Cantonal Justice Director Jacqueline Fehr. Demand is particularly high at night, she told the Tamedia group. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your ...

The Swiss stock market opened sharply higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Despite continued volatility, investors were expected to regain their appetite for risk. + Get the most important news...

A US judge has rejected an attempt by Swiss bank UBS to limit its liability over new findings on accounts linked to Nazi Germany. + Get the most important Swiss news directly in your inbox The bank had argued that a 1999 settlement should be interpre...

It is not yet known how long the salmonella-infected Landbrügg cheese dairy in Schüpfheim, canton Lucerne, will remain closed. According to the cantonal authorities, this is being examined as part of its enforcement activities. +Get the most import...

A Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plane was forced to land at Brussels airport on Monday because of an unusual smell coming from the galley. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a spokeswoman, all 168 passeng...

On Tuesday the Geneva federation of associations of disabled people and their families submitted its initiative for the genuine inclusion of children with disabilities in schools. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The initia...

The rescue airlines Air-Glaciers, Air Zermatt and Rega were called out on an exceptionally large number of missions over the Easter weekend. The sunny weather attracted numerous recreational sports enthusiasts to the mountains. Skiing accidents accou...

The salaries of the top managers of the big Swiss banks in 2025 have reached record levels, according to Ethos. The sustainable investment foundation is calling on the shareholders of UBS and Julius Bär to reject the remunerations at their annual ge...

Stadler Rail is withdrawing its appeal to the Federal Administrative Court against the Swiss Federal Railways’ award of a tender to Siemens, the company said on Monday. According to court documents, the Federal Railways made "full use" of its margi...

Israel's ambassador in Bern, Tibor Schlosser, has defended the extension of the death penalty as a sovereign decision by Israel. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "I understand Switzerland's view that capital punishment viol...

The Polymanga pop culture festival drew more than 50,000 visitors to Beaulieu in western Switzerland over the Easter weekend, an increase on 2025, the organisers said on Monday. The 20th edition featured K-Pop and South Korea. +Get the most important...

Swiss travel insurer Axa is expecting a total of over 2,000 claims due to the war in the Middle East. The costs would amount to over CHF3 million ($3.75 million), reported Blick. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The news we...

Several hundred people demonstrated in the Swiss capital of Bern on Monday against war and oppression. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Easter March expressed solidarity with the victims of violence around the world and...

The northbound return journey through the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland caused a long traffic jam on Easter Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the early afternoon, vehicles were jammed for nine kilometres bet...

A petition has been launched to preserve Swiss production of the iconic spice mix Aromat. Some 180 jobs are at stake at the historic production site at Thayngen in canton Schaffhausen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The f...

Swiss Post CEO Pascal Grieder wants the group's financial arm, Postfinance, to contribute a greater share of income to compensate for falling postal revenues. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss Post is losing around CHF...

A Swiss rescue organisation has filed charges against persons unknown in connection with the criminal investigation into the Crans-Montana fire disaster. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The complaint relates to a deadly fi...

The Swiss foreign ministry will hold talks with the Israeli ambassador to Switzerland next week to reaffirm Swiss opposition to the expansion of the death penalty in Israel. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The head of the ...

Avalanches in Switzerland have claimed three lives over the Easter weekend. A mountaineer, a snowboarder and a skiier have been killed. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A 41-year-old man died in an avalanche in Sangernboden...

The president of the Swiss Association of Head Teachers wants to scrap entrance exams to secondary schools. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In an interview with the SonntagsBlick newspaper, Thomas Minder questioned why the...

Swiss army chief Benedikt Roos said that war is stimulating innovation and that Swiss made military drones are in the pipeline. When it comes to the challenges facing security policy, Roos emphasised the growing importance of new technologies. Drones...

Swiss metal suppliers have expressed concern about the announced US tariff rules for steel and aluminium. They expect more uncertainty and a higher administrative burden. "President Trump has strengthened tariffs on imported aluminum, steel, and copp...

A fire broke out in the production area of the Cailler chocolate factory in Broc in the canton of Fribourg on Good Friday morning. Visitors to the Maison Cailler were evacuated as a precaution. There were no injuries. According to the police, initial...

A mountaineer has died on the Gross Mythen in central Switzerland after being swept down a rock face by an avalanche on Good Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox His companion was able to hold on to a tree and survived ...