Evenings are always the most awkward time to fill for solos. So I was delighted to find tickets at Theater Basel starting from just £26; the Barber of Seville, performed with puppets and both German and English subtitles was a surreal way to be entertained for the night. I was even more delighted to find...
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Melting glaciers force Italy and Switzerland to redraw border in the Alps
Swisstopo, Switzerland’s national mapping agency, says that the country’s borders with Italy, France, Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein have to be amended fairly frequently. The changes are normally based on readings taken by surveyors, without politicians getting involved. Across the Alps, glaciers are melting at alarming rates. In the summer of 2022, 11 hikers were killed...
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The cutting-edge Swiss watch factory where robots run things by night
Once assembled, the watches move to the more cybernetic second floor, dedicated to testing, and boasting 46 tons of equipment. Up here, machines work around the clock. Intelligent roaming robots, nicknamed Wall-E and EVE, after Pixar’s automatons, deliver watches to various testing stations. As the wheeled duo silently race around the floor, trays of watches...
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Miss Switzerland finalist was dismembered by husband and put in blender
A former model and Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly murdered by her husband was found to have been strangled, dismembered and her remains put through a handheld blender, medical reports reveal. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, in February. Her husband and father of her two children,...
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England vs Spain in Euro 2024 final: Date, time, where to watch and more
Spain captain Álvaro Morata has trained ahead of the European Championship final, allaying fears over his fitness after he was hurt in a freak accident involving stadium security. The striker had limped away from his country’s celebrations following their semi-final victory against France in Munich on Tuesday night after a member of the Allianz Arena...
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Euro 2024 today: Preview and team news ahead of today’s semi-final
By Mike McGrath, in Blankenhain Luke Shaw has admitted he feared his European Championship was over after suffering a setback in training with a muscle strain earlier in the tournament. Shaw was out for more than four months with a hamstring injury and needed to be scanned after “overstretching” during a training session at England’s...
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England vs Spain in Euro 2024 final: Date, time, where to watch and more
All Euro 2024 roads lead to Berlin where Spain lie in wait for England. Spain booked their spot in the title decider after overcoming misfiring France 2-1 in the first semi-final in Munich on Tuesday. England beat the Netherlands thanks to a 90th-minute goal from Ollie Watkins. When is the Euro 2024 final? Sunday, July...
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England vs Switzerland player ratings: Pickford the hero but Kane looks jaded at Euro 2024
England beat Switzerland 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out on Saturday to reach the Euro 2024 semi-finals. Jordan Pickford saved Switzerland’s first spot-kick, from Manuel Akanji, then England’s takers were all successful, Trent Alexander-Arnold firing home the decisive fifth. Telegraph Sport analyses and rates each England player’s performance while, below, you can mark Southgate’s charges out...
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Luke Shaw fit for England vs Switzerland as Gareth Southgate faces selection dilemma
England manager Gareth Southgate is facing a dilemma over Luke Shaw with the defender fit to play a part against Switzerland on Saturday. Southgate must decide whether or not to stick to his original plan and aim to use Shaw off the substitutes’ bench or take a big gamble by throwing him straight into England’s...
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England warned that Euros giant-killers Switzerland are ‘very well prepared’ to strike again
Senderos, who is now a high performance specialist in Arsène Wenger’s talent development scheme at Fifa, believes England are favourites to beat Switzerland only on paper and is waiting to see Gareth Southgate’s team click. “I think England in a big tournament will always be the favourite ahead of Switzerland, because of the name and the...
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Gareth Southgate considers shock switch to back three for Euro 2024 quarter-final vs Switzerland
Gareth Southgate is considering a switch to a back three for England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday as the manager desperately seeks an improvement in performance. It is understood that Southgate has trialled a return to a back three in training this week in preparation for a game in which he will be...
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England vs Switzerland, Euro 2024 quarter-final: Date, time and TV channel
The Prince of Wales will attend England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland tomorrow. The Prince, who is the president of the Football Association, will be present to cheer on Gareth Southgate’s team in Dusseldorf as they seek to secure a place in the semi-finals. He has already attended one of England’s games at the tournament,...
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