https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Living in the Swiss countryside can clearly be hazardous at times. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171019/600kg-tractor-wheel-lands-on-swiss-couples-house-roof Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:51:36 +0200 600kg-tractor-wheel-lands-on-swiss-couples-house-roof A man has been found guilty by Switzerland’s highest court of threatening behaviour and violating the law on weapons after he threatened to kill a farmer’s cows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170303/man-who-threatened-to-kill-cows-loses-appeal-in-high-court Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:08:13 +0100 man-who-threatened-to-kill-cows-loses-appeal-in-high-court While nearly all Swiss (96 percent) would not tolerate their partner having an affair, nearly a quarter (24 percent) have had an affair themselves. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161011/study-swiss-want-to-have-cake-and-eat-it Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:49:59 +0200 study-swiss-want-to-have-cake-and-eat-it Most Swiss live in urban areas but a majority would prefer to live in a village or a small town with good services and public transport, says a study by researchers who warn of the pressure this is putting on the countryside. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160112/swiss-countryside-under-pressure-from-development Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:40:31 +0100 swiss-countryside-under-pressure-from-development