The Freeride World Tour 2015 will be held in Verbier, at the Bec Des Rosses venue on Saturday March 28th. This year’s is the 20th edition. Here is a video of last year’s action – these guys are just a tiny little bit crazy. It can be viewed live on a big screen at Rue […]
Germanwings black box found
The black box from the Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps yesterday has been found and is being analysed in Paris. The box is damaged however it should still contain useful information. The aircraft descended rapidly but probably no faster than an aircraft would while landing. Why it descended so low continues to […]
Airbus A320 crashes in French Alps
An Airbus A320 en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf has crashed in the French Alps according to BFMTV in France. The aircraft is flown by Germanwings, the low-cost airline owned by Lufthansa. According to Agence Presse (AP) it is unlikely there will be any survivors among the 150 people on board. It was also reported […]
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Take our Lavaux wine quiz and win wine
How Lavaux wine smart are you? Answer the questions below before Tuesday 31st March. If you get all of them correct you will receive a gift voucher by email to go along to Terres de Lavaux in Lutry to try a selection of 3 glasses of their fine wines and receive a 10% discount on […]
EU inaction in the face of corruption
You have just sat down to dinner with your family only to be interrupted by a knock at the door. You open the door and are handcuffed and dragged off into the night under a European arrest warrant to serve a prison term in a foreign country for a crime that you never committed. This […]
Dukascopy TV interviews Le News’ co-founder and director, Daniel Ahlers
Online and in hard copy, Le News brings Swiss news and comment in English to 50,000 readers across the country. Daniel Ahlers, co-founder and director of Le News speaks to Dukascopy TV about Le News and what makes it the key reference for the international community and an integral part of the Swiss media, as […]
Le News – 4 December 14 – edition 35
04 December 2014 We apologise for this change of format but our e-reader provider had a few issues this week so we decided to provide you with a picture of our front page instead. If you click on it you will download a nice PDF of the whole paper for your reading pleasure. Download the […]
You are being fleeced: “Reputable” foreign companies taking money off Swiss consumers
Many supposedly reputable foreign companies are taking Swiss consumers to the cleaners. Their marketing is masterful in its obfuscation. Some recent product launches exemplify how such companies seek to make excessive profits by charging “Swiss prices” when they have no need to, and how they abuse consumers’ trust here. Netflix, the US-based video on demand […]
Feast Away from Home: Where to go for Thanksgiving dinner
Every year in late November, Americans come together with family and friends to reflect, be thankful and help those in need, all while sharing a sizable meal composed of roast turkey, cranberry stuffing, mashed potatoes, string beans and decadent pies. There are few American celebrations that represent the comfort of home and family as whole-heartedly […]
