Boy, 7, dies after homemade igloo collapses on him in Switzerland

A seven-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said on Wednesday. The accident happened Tuesday in Tarasp in southeastern Switzerland when the boy and his father were both inside the igloo. Police in Graubuenden state said the collapse buried both the boy and his … Read more

Tamara Ecclestone appeals for advice about donating her unused pumped breastmilk in Switzerland

She gave birth to her second daughter, Serena, in September. And Tamara Ecclestone has appealed to her followers for help in finding somewhere she can donate her unused pumped breastmilk in Switzerland. Taking to her Instagram stories on Monday, the Formula One heiress, 36, revealed that she previously donated her spare milk when nursing Serena’s … Read more

Covid: Switzerland REFUSES to approve Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

Switzerland has refused to approve the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns over insufficient data and regulators said ‘new studies’ were needed.   It comes after France, Sweden and Germany advised against administering the jab to those over 65 and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the age bracket.  The Swissmedic regulatory authority said it … Read more

Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to strip government of lockdown powers

Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to strip the government of its power to impose lockdown measures Campaigners handed in petition with 86,000 signatures on Wednesday  Swiss will be able to repeal the swingeing Covid-19 Act with referendum in June Comes after bill passed in September which gives more lockdown powers Recent closure of restaurants and bars … Read more

British tourist is blamed for Covid-19 outbreak in Switzerland forcing Ski World Cup to move

British tourist is blamed for Covid-19 outbreak in Switzerland that has caused officials to scrap Ski World Cup races 91st Luberhorn classic in Wengen, Switzerland, was cancelled earlier this week  Covid outbreak infected 60 at resort – half of the cases blamed on a single Briton World Cup races moved to Kitzbuehel but Austrian officials have … Read more

Brexiteer Andy Wigmore was among British tourists who fled Switzerland to avoid 10-day quarantine

A top Brexiteer and former diplomat is among hundreds of Brits who fled Switzerland to avoid a pre-Christmas quarantine.  Andy Wigmore, a spokesman for Leave.EU campaign co-founder Arron Banks, was holidaying at the Wengen ski resort when he received a message from Swiss authorities informing him of the mandatory quarantine coming into effect on December … Read more

Good times: Watches of Switzerland raises revenue guidance

Good times: Watches of Switzerland vows to pay back furlough money after online sales spike boosts its fortunes The firm is Britain’s biggest retailer of Rolex, TAG Heuer and Breitling watches Domestic e-commerce purchases doubled in the seven weeks to December 13   Tesco, Lidl, Asda, and Morrisons have also vowed to repay public Covid relief  … Read more

Mormon missionary from Utah, 20, dies in hiking accident while serving in Switzerland

Mormon missionary from Utah, 20, dies after slipping and falling during a hike while serving in Switzerland Annabelle Nielsen died after slipping and falling down a steep incline while hiking on Tuesday with five other missionaries in Switzerland  Nielsen had been on a mission in Basel, Switzerland, since July 2019  Nielsen, a student at Brigham … Read more

Tamara Ecclestone gives birth to second daughter Serena in Switzerland

Tamara Ecclestone has given birth to a baby girl who she has called Serena, MailOnline can reveal. The 35-year-old socialite gave birth in a hospital near Bern in Switzerland a week ago. Serena is her and husband Jay Rutland’s second child. They already have a five-year-old daughter Sophia, who has got her wish of a … Read more

Switzerland unveils plans to spend billions on fighter jets despite not going to war in 200 years

Who is their enemy? Notoriously neutral Switzerland unveils plans to spend billions on new fighter jets – despite not having fought a war in 200 years Many believe the country can’t afford the war planes and doesn’t need them   Voters will get their say on September 27 on whether the plans should go ahead  The … Read more