At least 44 people were injured, four of them seriously, in a head-on collision of two trains in western Switzerland.

Zurich is not only the city of banks, but also of public baths - or as the Swiss would say "Badis."

Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, and sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves.

Wandering is a great way to orient yourself through the old medieval city in Zurich, where many buildings date back more than 1500 years.

Julia Shallcrass discovers Topdeck bus tours provide the swiftest way to see Europe and make new friends.

A Canterbury astrophysicist will fly to Europe next week to be presented with the Einstein Medal from the Albert Einstein Society.

I’m a big fan of whizzing around Europe by rail. Six cities in eight days I did once and it was a lot more efficient than flying.

From his office in the alpine ski resort of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, meteorologist Gilles Brunot is looking out at snow-capped peaks washed with spring sunshine, resplendent under a pale blue sky.

Veti-Gel is a liquid that can not only immediately stop bleeding but also initiate healing.

In Wengen, a ski resort perched high in the centre of Switzerland, AC/DC has infiltrated.

While leaf-peeping in the Upper Engadine valley, Kate Simon welcomes the changing of the seasons.

Sports writer Dan Coyle tells Phil Taylor about his long battle to cut through the PR myths surrounding Lance Armstrong and organised doping in cycling.

Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

Simon Winter finds you don't have to spend a fortune to take in the majesty of Switzerland's mountains.

This canton in the southwest of Switzerland is home to some of the country's most famous landmarks, including the Matterhorn and the Aletsch Glacier.

Connected by a scene-stealing Swiss rail journey and close enough to be combined in a week's skiing, these resorts offer an embarrassment of activities and diversions.

Two of the Swiss resorts that invented winter sporting pastimes are still the best, writes Leslie Woit.