A United Airlines flight from Zurich to New York was forced to make an unplanned landing in London on Tuesday after declaring an in-flight emergency. The Boeing 767 departed Zürich Airport at 10:26am. Around 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft transmitted squawk code 7700 — a general emergency signal
Politics
A generational handover is underway in Zürich's Green party, with one of its most prominent figures stepping up to the national stage. Anna-Béatrice Schmaltz, 33, took over Balthasar Glättli's seat in the Nationalrat on 27 April 2026, after Glättli was elected to the Zürich Stadtrat in
Record numbers of students are enrolling at the University of Zürich — and a striking share of them are heading straight for the economics faculty. At the start of the autumn semester 2025, 28,664 students were enrolled at UZH, with 4,932 new registrations — a new record. According to the
Kreis 1
A chance encounter in Zürich's Niederdorf has exposed an unlicensed brothel, drug dealing, and illegal medication sales, all traced back to a single unsolicited offer made to a plainclothes police officer. On a day last June, a 40-year-old woman approached an undercover cop on the street and offered
Kreis 4
A bar dispute in one of Zürich's busiest nightlife districts turned violent in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving a 27-year-old man fighting for his life. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., a Stadtpolizei Zürich patrol was alerted to a person at a bar in Kreis 4
Environment
A 69-year-old man lost his life on Sunday after falling at the Fallätsche, a steep rocky escarpment on the Uetliberg. Shortly before 12:30 on Sunday afternoon, Stadtpolizei Zürich was notified by Schutz & Rettung Zürich that the air rescue service Rega had recovered a fallen person in the Fallätsche
Culture
The Swiss Museum Pass kicked off its 30th anniversary year on a high note, surpassing 1.5 million admissions in 2025 — a record for the foundation, and a jump of more than 6% on the previous year. The celebrations launched on 30 April 2026 at the Kunstmuseum Bern, where Federal
Politics
Zurich saw its annual May 1st march wind through the city today under perfect spring weather — around 22 degrees, clear skies, barely any wind. According to the Gewerkschaftsbund, roughly 15,000 people turned out, possibly more than in recent years. The march set off from Helvetiaplatz in Kreis 4 at
Crime
The Zurich Cantonal Court has sentenced a 55-year-old Swiss man to 11 years in prison for attempted incitement to murder, after he tried to hire a darknet killer to murder his ex-wife. The court largely confirmed the lower court's verdict from Bezirksgericht Affoltern but raised the sentence significantly,
The death of a Zurich cantonal police diver is set to be reinvestigated after reporting by the Tages-Anzeiger exposed serious flaws in the original inquiry. The 44-year-old diver died during a search operation in the River Limmat in Dietikon in September 2025 — the first on-duty death in the Zurich cantonal
Politics
Every year on May 1st, Zürich's Labour Day march kicks off from Helvetiaplatz in Kreis 4 — and this Friday is no different. If you live in the area or plan to be nearby, here's what you need to know. The official march begins at 10am, with
Education
This week the city launched a public awareness campaign called «Demenz heisst nicht vergessen...» — "Dementia doesn't mean forgetting..." — centred on the real, everyday lives of those living with the condition and the family members who care for them. The numbers behind it are significant. Around 8,