Hold on! Hyperlapse video turns a picturesque funicular journey through Swiss mountains into a stomach-churning rollercoaster ride A Swiss adventurer has posted footage of one of Europe’s steepest railways The Gelmer Funicular is located on mountains just outside Bern, Switzerland The railway was designed to bring workers to a remote hydro-electric plant Since 2001, the … Read more
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a plan to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country. The measure was rejected by 61.7 per cent of voters, with 38.3 per cent in favor. All but four of the country’s 26 cantons, or states, likewise opposed the plan proposed by … Read more
Early winter in the Alps: 10 inches of snow sweeps Swiss and Austrian mountains a month before it’s due… leaving authorities scrambling to clear roads Montana, southern canton of Valais, experienced 25 centimetres of snowfall – new record for this time of year The change came after a sharp drop in temperatures and heavy precipitation … Read more
Caster Semenya LOSES appeal in Swiss Federal Supreme Court over restriction of testosterone levels in female athletes… meaning South African star cannot defend her Olympic 800m title in Toyko next year Caster Semenya lost an appeal over testosterone restrictions for female athletes The South African star appealed against a Court Of Arbitration ruling last year The … Read more
We’re 8,000ft up in the Swiss Alps between the villages of Murren and Griesalp, and the weather has taken a turn for the worse. Clouds have rolled in and lightning illuminates the sky, with peals of thunder echoing across the peaks. Half an hour earlier, the sun was shining as we weaved upwards on the trail … Read more
Swiss prosecutors are investigating the purchase of a British mansion by the mistress of Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I, Spanish media says. Corinna Larsen bought the Chyknell Hall Estate in Shropshire in 2015 – three years after receiving €65million (£58million) from the then-monarch. Larsen has told prosecutors in Geneva she paid £6million for the … Read more
Swiss town is covered in CHOCOLATE after malfunction at Lindt factory A Swiss town was left covered in fragments of cocoa powder Malfunction of the ventilation system at a Lindt factory in the town of Olten Combined with strong winds, it left cocao nibs scattered around factory vicinity By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Swiss firm will offer billionaires $500,000 ‘treasure chamber’ vaults carved in to a mountain to store prized possessions Plan for the vaults has been put forward by Swiss firm Bruenig Mega Safe AG To be built inside Bruenig massif, a mountain near Lucerne, central Switzerland Vaults will range from 3,531 cubic feet to up to 1,000 … Read more
Female zookeeper, 55, is killed by Siberian tiger at Swiss zoo as horrified visitors look on Witnesses looked on in horror as a Zoo Zurich keeper was attacked by the tiger Other zookeepers were able to lure the tiger away, but assistance was too late The zoo said an investigation has been launched into the ‘tragic … Read more
Researchers identify 13-million-year-old bacteria in permafrost samples collected in the Swiss Alps, which could be used in bioreactors to break down plastic waste Swiss researchers have discovered a new species of bacteria in the Swiss Alps It was found in permafrost samples and is believed to be 13million years old The team describes permafrost as … Read more