There are multiple casualties after a train derailed in Valais, Switzerland following an avalanche - as many as 80 passengers are believed to have been on board ...

A train has derailed in Switzerland, with several injuries feared following a huge avalanche. A BLS AG derailed on the line ...

Autumn is an ideal time for the Valais to bask in the region’s 300 days of sunshine a year, surrounded by 4,000m peaks Valais is celebrated for its glorious summers and unbeatable winter skiing, but ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Are those two happy puppies playing on the porch? Not exactly. It’s actually two energetic Valais Blacknose Sheep having the time of their lives. The sheep were bouncing around during some much-needed ...

"We're in the kisses and cuddles game." It's not the way you'd expect a farmer to describe their livestock operation, but not every operation is built around what is often called the "world's cutest ...

They’re the poster boys and girls of the sheep world, the breed that has arguably attracted the public’s attention at shows more than any other in recent times, and farming couple Claire and Chris ...

As part of an experiment to scale up the amount of content NZZ in English delivers, the following story was machine translated with minimal editing. The term does not appear anywhere in the Swiss ...

With their panda-like eyes and piebald, shaggy coats, they look like they've waltzed out of a Disney animation. The Valais blacknose is an ancient sheep breed originating in the Swiss Alps They are ...