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Fourteen high-ranking Fifa officials – including vice-president Jeffrey Webb – face extradition to the USA as part of an investigation into bribery allegations in world football adding up to $150m.
Heavy rain over the weekend has left at least four dead after mudslides in Switzerland and northern Italy. Recent severe storms have exposed the fragile infrastructure in many parts of Italy.
Swiss voters narrowly back proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union – the vote echoes the debate in the UK over the impact of free movement.
GB’s medal hopes dashed in the individual equestrian show-jumping as Nick Skelton comes in fifth place with Steve Guerdat of Switzerland taking gold.
Amid the tumult of re-escalating eurozone crisis, the G7 meets in Marseille on Friday. Just five years ago that would have been seen as a sign for comfort. The finance ministers of the world’s seven most advanced “industrialised” (deindustrialised, surely?) nations meeting to iron out a common cooperative response to the world’s economic problems.
With all the bashing, regulations and the 50% tax bracket Britain’s financiers are on the move and discovering a far more banker-friendly haven in Switzerland.
There has been a 28 per cent increase in the number of British bankers and financial services workers migrating to Switzerland, writes Business Producer Ben King.
Today began with concerning climate news – the world just experienced its hottest March on record, according to new data from the EU.
The hours between markets closing on Friday and Monday are the opportunity for major financial moves that would otherwise cause market chaos.
Shares in the troubled banking group Credit Suisse jumped up this morning, after it was able to announce a £45bn support package from Switzerland’s central bank.
Does the data back up her claim?
The legendary jockey Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86 at his home in Switzerland.
He’s the only author to have won the Russian Booker, the Russian National Bestseller and the Big Book prizes and his works have been translated into thirty languages.
Protesters in the Netherlands have taken to the streets and clashed with police for a second night over new Covid restrictions.
From Switzerland, we spoke to Professor Matt Qvortrup, who has written Angela Merkel’s biography.
