Swiss city offers homeless people one-way tickets to other countries so long as they agree not to return Basel’s homeless people offered a free train ticket or airfare to leave Switzerland They must agree, in writing, not to return to Basel, or they risk being deported 31 people from Belgium, Germany, Romania, Italy, France accepted … Read more
A horse was airlifted by the Swiss Air Force as part of an unusual trial on Friday. The heavy cargo was hoisted from the ground by a military helicopter as part of a test to work out whether injured animals can be evacuated and transported to vets quickly. The Swiss military also carried out a second … Read more
A houseboat tycoon who chased after a tenant with a roofer’s tool shouting: ‘I’ll break your head’ faces losing his £3 million Grade II listed Swiss Chalet and business, a court heard on Thursday. Millionaire Myck Djurberg, 60, was in dispute with Klaus Beversluis, 52, over the rental at the Hampton Riviera Boat Yard in … Read more
A houseboat tycoon who chased after a tenant with a roofer’s tool shouting: ‘I’ll break your head’ faces losing his £3 million Grade II listed Swiss Chalet and business, a court heard on Thursday. Millionaire Myck Djurberg, 60, was in dispute with Klaus Beversluis, 52, over the rental at the Hampton Riviera Boat Yard in … Read more
Women in Swiss military will no longer have to wear MEN’S underwear in bid to attract more female recruits All service members in the Swiss army are provided with men’s underwear But from April, women will be issued women’s underwear in a new pilot project It comes as part of Switzerland’s efforts to attract more … Read more
Will passenger plane windows become obsolete? Firm offers cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in giant OLED screens that display movies and landscapes The concept has been developed by Swiss design company Yasava, which customises private jet interiors It says the OLED screens come in various sizes and can be fitted over windows on … Read more
Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field have reportedly forked out a cool £24million on an incredible mansion in Switzerland after moving their family to Geneva. The singer, 46, and his actress wife, 41, are believed to have moved to he shores of Lake Geneva with their children Teddy, seven, Charlton, five, Coco, 23 months, and Beau, six … Read more
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption in Switzerland, sentenced to five years in jail and fined $56million Beny Steinmetz, a diamond and minerals tycoon, found guilty of corruption 64-year-old was accused of paying $10million in bribes to officials in Guinea In return, his company was granted exploration rites to an area believed … Read more
A British man and an Irish man are among eight people that have been killed in a series of separate avalanches in the Swiss Alps over the last three days. The 38-year-old British man, who has not been named, was with nine other people that were engulfed by snow while skiing off piste near Attelas, … Read more
One of the most exclusive schools in the world has seen a rise in demand from parents who are living in countries in lockdown – with skiing, robotics and creative thinking on the curriculum. One of the oldest and best known schools in Switzerland, the Institut auf dem Rosenberg, is situated in 100,000 square meters of … Read more