Philippe Luchsinger, former president of the Association of General Practitioners, has accused specialists of clinging to a flawed fee schedule for financial gain. Speaking to the Tamedia newspapers, he criticised outdated guidelines for technical he...

As the new school year approaches, there are signs that the teacher shortage in Switzerland is easing in some cantons. In the medium term, falling birth rates and rising student numbers at teacher training colleges could also help to improve the situ...

Organised gangs are targeting GPS systems fitted to tractors and combine harvesters, leading to a surge of thefts in Switzerland. In the canton of Vaud alone, 20 cases have already been recorded in 2026 – a staggering increase compared with the ave...

At least 39 Swiss government ministers were secretly monitored by police during the so-called ‘Secret Files Scandal’ between 1930 and 1989, according the SonntagsZeitung newspaper. Reporters have examined hundreds of thousands of surveillance fil...

Zurich’s emergency medical service provided 906 treatments at the Swiss city’s annual Street Parade. Most treatments were for cuts, grazes or alcohol-related issues. Zurich city police also arrested 30 of the 900,000 revellers at the event on Sat...