Hold on! Hyperlapse video turns a picturesque funicular journey through Swiss mountains

Hold on! Hyperlapse video turns a picturesque funicular journey through Swiss mountains into a stomach-churning rollercoaster ride A Swiss adventurer has posted footage of one of Europe’s steepest railways The Gelmer Funicular is located on mountains just outside Bern, Switzerland  The railway was designed to bring workers to a remote hydro-electric plant  Since 2001, the … Read more

Early Winter in the Alps: 10 inches of snow sweeps Swiss and Austrian mountains

Early winter in the Alps: 10 inches of snow sweeps Swiss and Austrian mountains a month before it’s due… leaving authorities scrambling to clear roads Montana, southern canton of Valais, experienced 25 centimetres of snowfall – new record for this time of year The change came after a sharp drop in temperatures and heavy precipitation … Read more

Caster Semenya loses Swiss Court appeal over restriction of testosterone levels in female athletes

Caster Semenya LOSES appeal in Swiss Federal Supreme Court over restriction of testosterone levels in female athletes… meaning South African star cannot defend her Olympic 800m title in Toyko next year Caster Semenya lost an appeal over testosterone restrictions for female athletes The South African star appealed against a Court Of Arbitration ruling last year   The … Read more

Swiss Alps walking holiday: Tacking the 137-mile trail from the Eiger to the Matterhorn

We’re 8,000ft up in the Swiss Alps between the villages of Murren and Griesalp, and the weather has taken a turn for the worse. Clouds have rolled in and lightning illuminates the sky, with peals of thunder echoing across the peaks. Half an hour earlier, the sun was shining as we weaved upwards on the trail … Read more

Injured cow is air-lifted to lower ground in the Swiss Alps

Moo-ving on to pastures new: Injured cow is air-lifted to lower ground as 1,000-strong herd undergoes annual relocation in the Alps Cow was transported by helicopter as its herd relocated to the lower Swiss Alps  The cow had suffered a minor injury, preventing it from making the journey  Alpine farmer Ambros Arnold said the method … Read more

Swiss town is covered in CHOCOLATE after malfunction at Lindt factory

Swiss town is covered in CHOCOLATE after malfunction at Lindt factory A Swiss town was left covered in fragments of cocoa powder    Malfunction of the ventilation system at a Lindt factory in the town of Olten Combined with strong winds, it left cocao nibs scattered around factory vicinity  By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline Published: … Read more