A base jumper had a fatal accident on Sunday afternoon during a jump in Gimmelwald in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen. The emergency services found the man lifeless below the jump site, as reported by the Bern cantonal police on Tuesday. +Get the m...

Exercise is contagious - at least in the family. A Swiss study published on Tuesday shows that if parents are physically active, their children also tend to be more active. The researchers from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TP...

Following accusations of propaganda, Swiss television programming operators Swisscom and Sunrise have withdrawn the Qatari channel Al Jazeera Arabic from their offer. A spokesperson told news agency Keystone-SDA that Al Jazeera Arabic will no longer ...

The pollution of Swiss waters with a 'forever chemical' has increased massively over the last 25 years. A new study shows that concentrations of trifluoroacetate (TFA) have increased four- to six-fold since the mid-1990s. Researchers at the Swiss Fed...

The last inspection of the fire-ravaged Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana took place in 2019. The ski resort's town council says it bitterly regrets this, citing a failure to carry out periodic inspections over the period 2020-2025. The bar's fir...

The victims of the bar fire in Crans-Montana and their families will receive financial assistance. The Valais cantonal government announced the proposed measure in a press release on Tuesday. The details have yet to be worked out, however. The Valais...

The relaxation of Swiss fire safety rules planned as part of a total revision of the existing regulations has been put on ice. Efforts to simplify the regulations have come to a standstill, according to an enquiry on Monday. Rolf Meier, spokesperson ...

Tuesday night was the coldest night of the winter in Switzerland so far. Epiphany started with temperatures of -10°C in the lowlands. A mostly clear night and the influx of polar air led to the lowest temperatures of this winter in many parts of Swi...

Sergio Mattarella is expected to attend the memorial ceremony for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in on Friday. Discussions about a proposed visit were shared by the Ansa news agency that obtained the information from diplomatic circles. A tota...

All persons injured in the fire at the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana have been identified. This was indicated today by the cantonal police, who also revised downwards the number of injured persons from 119 to 116. +Get the most important news...

Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé is recalling batches of baby food in several European countries as a precautionary measure. This appears to be one of the largest product recall campaigns in Nestlé's corporate history. The products in question ...

The bodies of five of the six Italians who died in a bar fire in Crans-Montana are being repatriated to Italy. An Italian air force plane carrying the bodies took off from Sion airport at midday on Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerlan...

Any assets in Switzerland belonging to Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro, who has been arrested by the United States, will be frozen with immediate effect as a precautionary measure. This was decided by the Swiss government on Monday. +Get the...

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Switzerland in person on Friday for the ceremony honouring the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana. Nine French people, including a dual French-Swiss national, were among the victims of the fire. +Get ...

Swiss small and medium-sized industrial companies saw their activity decline in December. The SME Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell by 0.9 points to 49.4, once again falling below the 50-point growth threshold. +Get the most important news from S...

The hedgehog has been named Animal of the Year 2026 by the nature conservation organisation Pro Natura. One of Switzerland's best-loved wild animals, the hedgehog faces a gradual disappearance of suitable habitats. +Get the most important news from S...

In view of the upcoming Ski World Cup competitions in Adelboden and Wengen, authorities intend to check the safety of local bars and restaurants after the tragic fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Ski e...

Hundreds of people attended a mass in Crans-Montana on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the New Year's Eve bar fire. A silent procession followed the ceremony. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The aim of the mass, wh...

Around 200 people demonstrated in Bern on Sunday against the US intervention in Venezuela. They demanded "immediate condemnation of the aggression," which violates international law, according to a call to action. +Get the most important news from Sw...

SGS is strengthening its cybersecurity services business in India. The global certification and inspection group based in Zug has announced it is acquiring the Indian company Panacea Infosec. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

All 40 of the victims of the fire disaster in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve have been identified. This was announced by the Valais cantonal authorities on Sunday evening. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Identification op...

Following the deaths of revellers in a fire in Crans-Montana, the Valais public prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation against the bar's proprietors. The measure was announced on Saturday by the cantonal authorities. "They are accuse...

The Swiss government, in collaboration with the churches, is planning a day of national mourning on January 9 for those who perished in the bar fire in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve. The news was announced by Swiss president Guy Parmelin on Sunday ...

Following the US attack on Venezuela, Switzerland has called for de-escalation, restraint and respect for international law. At the moment, the Swiss foreign ministry has no information on affected Swiss citizens in Venezuela. +Get the most important...

In some Swiss hospitals, surgeries had to be postponed to prioritise the urgent treatment of the Crans-Montana bar fire victims. "However, the coordination between the various hospitals is working extremely well and they are supporting each other," s...

After the devastating bar fire in Crans-Montana, tourism must continue with "great respect and remembrance", according to the director of the local tourism office Bruno Huggler in an interview published today by the Tamedia group press. In the interv...

A third seat on the seven-member Federal Council is not on the right-wing party's radar for the 2027 federal elections. "We are sticking to the current magic formula," party campaign director Manuel Strupler said in an interview on Saturday. He did n...

Of the 119 people injured in the fire in Crans-Montana, 113 have been identified. Of those 71 of them were from Switzerland, 14 from France, 11 from Italy and four from Serbia. One injured person each came from Bosnia, Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg and...

Initial investigations ⁠suggest that ⁠the deadly fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on January 1 started when lit sparklers attached to champagne bottles were carried too close to the ceiling, the prosecutor s...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani travelled to Crans-Montana, canton Valais, on Friday. On his arrival, he praised the "very positive" cooperation with the Swiss authorities following the deadly blaze at a bar in the Swiss ski resort on New Yea...