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

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, daughter of billionaire former Formula one boss Bernie Ecclestone, 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 … Read more

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

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