Former princess Tessy of Luxembourg has announced her engagement to her hunky Swiss businessman boyfriend online. Taking to Instagram today, the ex royal, 34, shared a snapshot as she snuggled up with financier and CEO Frank Floessel, writing: ‘Yes to 2021 and many more years together.’ Tessy has spent much of the year in lockdown with … Read more
Lewis Hamilton was made a knight in the New Year Honours list last night – despite living in the tax haven of Monaco. The seven-time Formula 1 champion, 35, was honoured alongside stars, including actress Sheila Hancock who becomes a dame at the age of 87, and NHS workers who have battled the pandemic. Veteran … Read more
Hundreds of British tourists ESCAPE and flee in the night after being forced into quarantine at Swiss ski resort hotels despite fears they could have mutant virus strain Around 200 British tourists fled the luxury Verbier ski resort overnight A flight ban was put in place in response to the new Covid strain in England … Read more
Ski holidays are off after the Swiss government banned UK tourists in the New Year due to ‘high-risk’ Covid-19 infection rate Thousands of ski holidays have been abruptly cancelled after the announcement Switzerland had been open to British visitors until now thanks to travel rules But the UK will not be treated under the EU’s … Read more
Police probe terror motive after knife-wielding woman, 28, slices a female shopper’s neck and tries to choke another in a Swiss department store 28-year-old woman rampaged through store in Lugano with a large blade She first tried to choke one woman before slicing another in the neck with blade Lugano citizens wrestled her to the … Read more
Lewis Hamilton’s winning streak has ended after losing a three-year legal battle to block a luxury Swiss watchmaker from trademarking the name ‘Hamilton’. The Formula One world champion was slapped down after trying to prevent Hamilton International from registering its brand in Europe. An EU court threw out his case and said he had no … Read more
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
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
Michel Platini arrives at Swiss Attorney General’s office as former head of UEFA is interrogated as part of probe into £1.6m payment from FIFA in 2011 Michel Platini was pictured arriving at the Swiss Attorney General’s office Platini, the former head of UEFA, was summoned for questioning on Monday The 65-year-old is to be quizzed … Read more