GB's Pardoe and Reilly win European BMX gold

China finish top of Paralympic table for sixth consecutive time as Games wrap up in Paris

China won almost twice as many medals as second placed Great Britain. Check out the full medal table here.

Swiss police make arrests after suicide capsule is used for first time

Police in Switzerland detain several people over suspected death in Sarco 'suicide capsule'

The legality of using the 3D-printed device for its intended purpose of helping assisted dying is being questioned by authorities in Switzerland.

Referendum rejects plan to boost Switzerland's biodiversity

Environmentalists wanted stronger safeguards put in place to protect Switzerland's biodiversity, but they were defeated by voters who thought it too expensive.

Switzerland unveils new supercomputer 'Alps', already ranked sixth in the world

Staff at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre in Lugano (CSCS) say 'Alps' could rank even higher today as it wasn’t completed when the rankings were put together in June.

German Chancellor says any future Ukraine peace conference must include Russia

A previous international peace conference in June in Switzerland ended with 78 countries expressing support for Ukraine's 'territorial integrity' but without Russia’s participation the path forward was left unclear.