UK travel restrictions on Switzerland make planning assisted suicides ‘impossible’, say campaigners

Travel restrictions imposed on UK travellers returning from Switzerland could make planning assisted deaths ‘almost impossible’ for terminally-ill patients and force loved ones to grieve in isolation, campaigners said. Travellers arriving in England from Switzerland after 4am on Saturday will have to self-isolate for 14 days, a rule which was also enforced in Scotland last … Read more

Switzerland, Jamaica and the Czech Republic added to the UK quarantine list

Switzerland, Jamaica and the Czech Republic added to the UK quarantine list giving holidaymakers until 4am on Saturday to get home or face self isolating for 14-day – but Cuba is given the all clear By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:09 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 27 August 2020 … Read more

Switzerland ‘will be added to the UK’s quarantine travel list this weekend’

Switzerland ‘will be added to the UK’s quarantine travel list this weekend’ as Tory MPs blast border ‘chaos’ and urge ministers to follow 30 countries which already have airport testing to slash 14 day self-isolation rules Growing speculation Switzerland will be added to UK’s ‘red list’ this weekend Government is under growing pressure to switch … Read more

Watches of Switzerland sales soar as the rich splash out in lockdown

Good time at Watches of Switzerland: Sales soar as wealthy Britons splash out on luxury timepieces in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 While many shoppers have been tightening their purse strings, wealthy Britons have been splashing out on luxury … Read more

Mystery as three kilos of gold worth more than £150,000 is left on a train carriage in Switzerland 

Mystery as three kilos of gold worth more than £150,000 is left on a train carriage in Switzerland Bag was left in carriage between St Gallen and Lucerne by forgetful passenger Officials made the valuable find public after a bid to locate the man failed How they will be able to verify anyone who claims … Read more

Germany says it will end border controls with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15

Germany will open its borders with France, Switzerland and Austria from June 15 after it imposed restrictions two months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said business trips and family visits across its French, Austrian and Swiss frontiers would begin from Friday, with random spot checks in place, before total … Read more

Switzerland and Norway start to leave coronavirus lockdown

Europe is taking its latest steps out of lockdown today as Switzerland re-opens shops and Norway resumes teaching at primary schools, while compulsory mask-wearing comes into force in Germany.  Swiss shoppers were returning to garden centres and hair salons today as the army prepares to hand out a million masks a day to shops and … Read more

Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy’s treatment in Switzerland has been cancelled

Sharon Osbourne has revealed her eldest daughter Aimee, 36, had to have emergency surgery to remove her appendix on Sunday.  The television personality, 67, appeared on The Talk from her Los Angeles home on Monday, where she discussed the health scare and how her husband Ozzy’s treatment in Switzerland has been cancelled due to the … Read more

Switzerland becomes the fifth European country to declare more than 10,000 coronavirus infections

Switzerland has become the fifth European country to declare more than 10,000 coronavirus infections after the number of cases jumped by almost 1,000 in the last 24 hours. The Alpine country’s health ministry revealed that 10,714 citizens have been infected this morning, and warned that this number will continue to rise for at least another … Read more

Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany become latest European country to close its schools

Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany become the latest European countries to close their schools Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga said situation is ‘difficult’ in the country PM Xavier Bettel said Luxembourgers will need to adapt in wake of coronavirus At least 12 of Germany’s 16 states have also closed their schools  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said … Read more