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A stabbing of three children near a Zurich daycare and an attempt to impose higher motorway vignette prices on foreign drivers are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.

An increasing number of passengers in Switzerland are filing claims for delayed and cancelled trains. What does this process involve and how much money can you get back?

A longstanding feature of one of the treaties between Switzerland and the European Union, the so-called "safeguard clause" is now slowing down new negotiations between Bern and Brussels. So what's it for and do problems lie ahead?

Rents for new leases are now higher: the price of bread and other baked goods is expected to increase; and more Swiss news in our roundup on Friday.

When you are out boating or enjoying other water sports on Swiss lakes, you may not think you need to carry your passport or ID card. But given Switzerland's borders pass through some lakes people have been warned to take ID.

Compulsory education ends in Switzerland at age 16, when students have a choice between going to a university or opting for a three-year vocational education and training (VET). Which of the two is most ‘profitable’ in terms of salaries?

Wages — and cost of living — vary quite a bit among various Swiss regions. What salary would allow you to live well in Lausanne?

Once again, the Swiss city of Zurich nabs the top spot in an international ranking — though this time, it is not for its high cost of living.

A stabbing attack on three five-years-olds outside a Zurich daycare centre on Tuesday left one boy seriously wounded and two others injured. New details about the assailant, a Chinese national living in Switzerland, have now emerged.

Switzerland is known for its high cost of living, but is it possible to find inexpensive (relatively speaking) areas?