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Meet Neil Gilson, the Devon swimmer who became the first person to swim Switzerland’s 10 largest lakes in a gruelling 230-mile challenge

Neil Gilson swam across Switzerland's ten largest lakes over two summers. This extraordinary feat covered approximately 230 miles of challenging open-water swimming. His final 45-mile swim across Lake Geneva lasted over twenty-two hours. Gilson undertook this immense challenge to raise awareness for PANS and PANDAS conditions. His children joined him…

The Times of India

Tour de France 2026: Evenepoel wins stage 16 time trial but Lipowitz crashes out – as it hapenned

Evenepoel beat the race leader by 28 seconds to eat into the yellow jersey lead and make it back-to-back stages for the Belgian

The Guardian - UK

Montreux Jazz Festival review – Freddie Mercury was right about this place, no wonder music lovers flock here

5/5 Deep Purple, Lewis Capaldi, Ezra Collective and Joy Crookes are highlights of a staggeringly beautiful event taking place against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps and the waters of Lake Geneva

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'Let the oil flow!' Can US and Iran actually strike a lasting deal?

If Donald Trump calls it a peace deal, does that make it so? '"Let the oil flow," trumpeted the US president after agreeing on the day of his 80th birthday to a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Trump was quick to schedule a signing ceremony for this coming Friday in…

France 24

G7 summit in France: What you should know about host town Evian-Les-Bains

France's President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Evian-les-Bains to host this year's G7 summit. This small spa town on Lake Geneva is famous for its mineral water and has a history of hosting international events. It previously hosted a G8 summit in 2003. The area also offers world-class golf courses.

The Economic Times

G7 summit under tight security on both sides of Lake Geneva

France and Switzerland are implementing strict security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains. A demonstration in Geneva on Sunday will be the initial security test. Both nations are determined to prevent a repeat of the 2003 summit's violence and damage. Extensive police, military, and border guard deployments are…

The Economic Times

F1 legend Alain Prost reportedly injured during armed robbery at home

Prost reportedly sustained a head injury during the alleged robbery at his home near Lake Geneva in Switzerland

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‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time

The Guardian - UK

What it was like hearing the 'Scottish decolonisation' case at the UN

The Palais des Nations is a sprawling complex of buildings which creeps up the hill from the eastern shore of Lake Geneva ...

The National (Scotland)

5 Gorgeous Lake Houses for Sale Around the US

Kiplinger's "Listed" series brings you a collection of beautiful houses for sale on lakes.

Kiplinger

British swimmer claims women’s record for fastest Lake Geneva crossing

Sam Farrow, from Wigan, says she is in ‘complete shock’ after swimming 45.2-mile length of lake in 22h 48m

The Guardian - UK

“It was just another riff, like Into The Fire. We didn’t make a big deal out of it and it wasn’t being considered as a track for the album": Ian Gillan on the unlikely success story of writing and recording Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water

"The downdraft from the mountains caused the smoke to blow across Lake Geneva, like a film set or dry ice on a stage show. At this point, Roger wrote the words ‘smoke on the water’ on a napkin”

MusicRadar

Backroads of mine: Side trips from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valpo to Hennepin

Contemplating things that are better than a fresh garden tomato lead to backroads and side tricks from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valparaiso to Hennepin.

Chicago Sun-Times

A tour of Savoie’s majestic Alpine lakes

Beloved of historical figures from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Queen Victoria and Paul Cézanne, the great Alpine lakes of France’s Pays de Savoie match the region’s towering peaks, including Mont Blanc, in their “still, silent majesty”, said Steve King in Condé Nast Traveller. A tour might begin beside the largest and…

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The Independent UK

Montreux city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in the picturesque Swiss town

Discover this swinging resort town on the Swiss Riveria, through giddying lakeside walks, first-rate wine and hall-of-fame jazz and rock legends, says Mike MacEacheran

Liverpool Echo

'We're definitely doing that' - Everton's Dwight McNeil lifts the lid on Sean Dyche training ritual

EXCLUSIVE: The ECHO's Chris Beesley speaks to Dwight McNeil at Everton's pre-season training camp by Lake Geneva

Cycling News

Tour de Romandie 2023 route

Six stages across the high alpine mountains of Switzerland and parts of France

Daily Mirror

Ex-F1 chief Jean Todt admits "consequences" of Michael Schumacher accident in rare update

Michael Schumacher is cared for by his wife Corinna and a team of medical staff at their Lake Geneva home, since the Ferrari F1 star suffered a skiing accident in December 2013

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Homes & Gardens

Inside Shania Twain's Lake Geneva yard – a picturesque setting for a country music star

The lake-front home is as stylish as the singer herself – complete with an outdoor living room and views across the natural landmark

The Independent UK

All aboard the Shania Train: new Swiss rail option named after famous country singer

The country star has lived on Lake Geneva for many years

The Conversation

Liz Truss: what I told European colleagues when they asked me what on Earth is going on in British politics

The Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne, Switzerland would make a perfect setting for a James Bond film. Located in magnificent gardens and overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, criminals and villains could make their entry or escape by motorboat or helicopter. The building itself is as beautiful as it is…

Bangkok Post

Swiss unveil bust of King Bhumibol

LAUSANNE: Swiss officials on Wednesday unveiled a bust of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX), who passed away in 2016 at the age of 88, at the Thai pavilion in a park overlooking Lake Geneva in Lausanne in western Switzerland.

Reuters

Swiss unveil bust of late Thai king Bhumibol

Swiss officials on Wednesday unveiled a bust of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016 at the age of 88, at the Thai pavilion in a park overlooking Lake Geneva in Lausanne in western Switzerland.

Daily Mirror

Michael Schumacher's family making 'big plans' for new 'winter home' in Majorca

The Schumachers live near Lake Geneva in Switzerland and have homes in Texas and Majorca – and they have expanded their land on the Spanish island to potentially create a new holiday ranch

Reason

Brickbat: Quenching the Holy Spirit

Officials in the Swiss canton of Geneva have banned evangelical churches that aren't affiliated with the government from baptizing people in Lake Geneva. "Only organizations permitted to have relations with the state can request authorization for a public religious event," said officials in a statement. Religious organizations that don't have…

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