The Local Switzerland 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 Swiss climber killed by avalanche on Scotland's Ben Nevis mountain A Swiss climber was among three men killed by an avalanche on the Scottish mountain of Ben Nevis on Tuesday, Switzerland's foreign ministry has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190313/three-climbers-from-switzerland-killed-in-scottish-avalanche-reports Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:58:43 +0100 three-climbers-from-switzerland-killed-in-scottish-avalanche-reports Hopes fade of finding missing Scot still alive Almost four months after he went missing in Switzerland, the family of Fergus McInnes are losing hope that he will be found alive. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150102/hopes-fade-of-finding-missing-scot-alive Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:52:00 +0100 hopes-fade-of-finding-missing-scot-alive Father of missing Scot fears Swiss trauma The father of Fergus McInnes, a Scot who disappeared in Switzerland three weeks ago, fears he may have been violently robbed or subjected to a traumatic experience which sparked amnesia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141002/father-of-missing-scot-fears-swiss-trauma Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:55:00 +0200 father-of-missing-scot-fears-swiss-trauma Swiss hail ‘success in failure’ of Scots no vote Commentators in Swiss media have called the Scottish no vote “a success in failure” after 55 percent of Scots voted against independence in Thursday’s historic referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140919/swiss-hail-success-in-failure-of-scots-no-vote Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:12:00 +0200 swiss-hail-success-in-failure-of-scots-no-vote