Just when you are convinced that men with too much time on their hands have already discovered the most insane ways to risk their lives, you stumble across evidence to the contrary in the Swiss Alps.

A baby survived a 30m fall from a cable car - which killed her parents - by landing in a tree.

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.

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.

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.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.

Anthony Lambert takes a trip on a lovingly-restored cogwheel steam locomotive route through the Swiss Alps.