The Local Switzerland

Plan to cut aerobatic team raises hackles

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0100

Many Swiss were outraged Wednesday after hearing that the country's beloved aerobatic red planes with their characteristic white crosses, the Patrouille Suisse, will be cut from the Swiss air force by 2016.

H&M bikini ads spark Swiss cancer concerns

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:05:43 +0200

Swiss cancer experts have slammed Swedish retail giant H&M's new swimwear campaign for its alleged glorification of super-tanned bodies.

Swiss to make TV licence fee compulsory

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:48:58 +0200

All Swiss households bar the very poorest must soon pay for a TV and radio license even if they claim not to own a television or radio, the country's parliament decided on Tuesday.