From 18:00, Löwenbräukunst's season opening brings together Edition VFO, Hauser & Wirth, Kunsthalle Zürich, Luma Westbau, Migros Museum and Museum Haus Konstruktiv. Admission is free, with exhibitions open until 21:00 and food, drinks and music continuing until 23:00.
For your own route, there is a particularly appealing sequence: new printmaking at Edition VFO, Nicole L'Huillier's one-off sound performance at 18:50, then a choice of Daniel Leveillé's tap-dance performances at 19:30, 20:00 or 20:30. The calendar below separates tonight's fleeting encounters from the exhibitions that will continue into winter.
The government rejects automatic rent checks and prepares a different legal approach.
Trento opens its festival; a South African critic makes the case for 2021 Cabernet.
Tigray loses communications; Haiti and Sudan face deepening displacement crises.
25 September. Switzerland will host the tenth European Political Community summit in Zürich, SRF reports today. It brings the city into the European diplomatic calendar at a moment when security and the Ukraine war dominate discussion. The announcement identifies the host city; it does not yet give residents a usable street-closure or transport plan. Those practical details will matter nearer the meeting. SRF · live reporting.
Announced for 1 October. Zürich Tourism says its food tour enters a new phase on 1 October. The route explores Districts 3 and 4 through samples at six restaurants, connecting the changing neighbourhoods with cheese, chocolate, brewing and the people behind local kitchens. For someone who already lives here, the appeal is the background as much as the tasting: a familiar street can become more interesting when you know what it used to be. Zürich Tourism · tour listing.
Also read: Tourism office · announcement.
25 September. Tenzing opened the Zurich Film Festival at the Kongresshaus last night, with Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe and director Jennifer Peedom attending. Luna Wedler received a Golden Eye, as did Hiddleston. OutNow’s opening-night photographs offer a quick look at the occasion; the festival continues through 4 October. It is an opening-night report rather than yesterday’s programme preview. OutNow · festival media partner.
Also read: ZFF · official overview.
Exhibitions remain open until 21:00; food, drinks and music continue until 23:00.
Nicole L’Huillier activates Ayayay at Migros Museum at 18:50; no booking is required.
25 September. The Federal Council opposes the initiative seeking regular automatic checks on rents. It instead wants clearer statutory rules, including a statistical comparison rent and indexation, arguing that these would protect tenants while preserving incentives to build. Tenant organisations strongly disagree and say the approach could legitimise excessive rents. A draft is due by mid-2027: today’s decision changes the legislative agenda, not your current rental contract. SRF.
Also read: SWI / Keystone-SDA · English coverage.
25 September. The government has approved a CHF334.5 million commitment for integration measures in 2028–32, equivalent to CHF66.9 million annually. It places particular emphasis on women and routes into employment through education. Language support, cantonal programmes and national projects are part of the package. For your learning-and-capability lens, the interesting question is how the programmes turn participation into access to work and sustained employment. SRF.
25 September. Nearly a million people in England await ADHD assessments and about 295,000 await autism assessments, according to the Guardian’s analysis. Some NHS boards have imposed minimum two-year waits. The consequences extend beyond clinical care because formal assessments can unlock educational and other support. The report describes changing recognition, referral patterns and limited capacity rather than reducing the problem to a single explanation. The Guardian · analysis.
VW, Audi and Seat models need replacement steering bolts; affected owners are being contacted for workshop repairs.
SRF asks what can be taught about writing and follows the institute’s influence on contemporary Swiss literature.
25 September. Washington and Beijing extended their trade-war pause until 10 January, but the summit produced little visible progress on AI, Taiwan or Iran. The Guardian’s account distinguishes the elaborate welcome from the more limited substantive results. The extension matters to businesses exposed to trade uncertainty; it is not a comprehensive settlement. The unresolved question is what each side does with the additional time before the next deadline. The Guardian · summit explainer.
25 September. Phone and internet disruption has cut residents off from information and mobile-money services. Reuters checked failed connections, and NetBlocks confirmed an outage. Sources disagree over responsibility: several attributed restrictions to the TPLF, while a source close to the group blamed the federal government. After yesterday’s reports of residents stockpiling essentials, the loss of communications is a material deterioration with immediate civilian consequences. The Straits Times / Reuters.
25 September. Volodymyr Zelensky says the US has proposed technical-level talks with Ukraine and Russia in the UAE. Kyiv is awaiting a date, while the Kremlin says a meeting could happen soon. The proposal follows discussions around the UN General Assembly. It is a prospective negotiating format, not a ceasefire agreement; the fighting continues, including fatal drone strikes on Kyiv reported today. The Straits Times / Reuters.
Also read: SRF · today’s Ukraine coverage.
A dispute over the environment minister could cost Robert Fico his narrow parliamentary majority; collapse is not yet a fact.
Its deputy prosecutor says openDesk, banking workarounds and advance salaries reduce exposure to possible US restrictions.
A planned 30% reduction and suspended award decisions have brought artists, students and cultural workers onto Bogotá’s streets.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says the allies discussed how their defence pact could support Riyadh.
The Guardian’s analysis argues that diplomatic recognition and equal-status imagery served China despite limited policy progress.
Reuters visits isolated Mestersvig, where potential US expansion confronts extreme weather, logistics and local economic hopes.
IOM says almost 80% are outside the capital as gang violence spreads into places previously considered refuges.
UNHCR reports a twentyfold increase from recent months while only 18% of its annual funding requirement has arrived.
UNICEF reports worsening malnutrition; the 2.2 million under-fives at risk this year are a projection, not a new count.
Today’s profile celebrates the Hiroshima athlete’s nineteenth national crown and his determination to keep adapting.
25 September. Richmond Council says a reported reduction in the proposed high-value property-tax threshold from £2 million to £1.5 million could bring another 4,300 local homes within scope. The figure is the council’s estimate, and the threshold change is reported as under consideration, not enacted. It is a significant argument for your home town, without implying that you own an affected property. Richmond Nub News.
25 September. Newcastle’s Sachins has received a 2026 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice award, placing it among the platform’s top 10% of listings based on customer reviews. The Forth Banks restaurant remains a familiar part of the city’s dining scene. The award is a customer-review distinction rather than an independent global ranking, but the response from owner Bob Arora makes a warm story about staff, regulars and memories around a table. Chronicle Live.
25 September. Storm-driven waves destroyed a home at Dana Point’s Beach Road and forced restrictions on sixteen others, Reuters reports. Along Southern California, beaches have lost sand as Pacific storms and El Niño combine. Scientists warn that approaching high tides and further ocean effects could worsen conditions this winter. The damage is observed; the scale of what comes next remains a forecast. The Straits Times / Reuters.
CNN says access has been reinstated and pooled coverage will restart while the legal challenge continues.
ABC reports Nathan Ballesty received a three-year sentence in the case.
The local guide gathers neighbourhood performances and screenings for a future visit or friends back home.
25 September. A new Louisiana Channel film brings together three artists and two writers to discuss Varo’s influence. The Spanish-Mexican painter’s exacting, uncanny images sit between machinery, alchemy and living creatures. Colossal’s introduction is a useful doorway into the film: watch how different contributors find their own questions inside the same pictures. This is a chance to discover a visual language rather than simply tick off another exhibition. Colossal.
Also read: Louisiana Channel · The Painter of Magic.
25 September. Mushrooms was unveiled outside the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia today. Five hundred cast-iron combat helmets form ten rows, invoking growth in darkness, nuclear imagery and inadequate responses to crisis. Ai says it is a warning about the fragility of civilisation, rather than a joke. The public commission remains for seven months, making it a Sydney discovery rather than a short-run Swiss calendar entry. The Art Newspaper · artist interview.
25 September. The Fondation Beyeler’s expansion separates exhibitions, events and administration into different buildings. SRF’s architectural visit focuses on the Jura-limestone Wyss Museum, its connection to the landscape and the pavilion’s more open presence. The buildings open in stages from autumn, with full opening in January 2027. For a museum visit, the article offers something more useful than a checklist of objects: a way to notice what the building asks you to do. SRF Kultur · German.
Her digital botanical series becomes Folium, a book currently seeking backing before publication.
Twelve MA students will join a twelve-week institutional placement from spring 2028.
The prime minister distinguishes the ownership dispute from an exhibition-loan arrangement.
Tonight, 25 September. Nicole L’Huillier invites visitors into a collective procession and then a live version of Ayayay (Cómo me duele) at 18:50 tonight. Afterwards, the song remains in the exhibition in a subtler form, experienced through proximity to satellite dishes. The one-off performance is free, requires no registration and takes place at Migros Museum. It is exactly the sort of brief encounter that can disappear inside a much longer exhibition listing. Migros Museum · original listing.
Saturday 26 September. The updated listing consistently says doors at 20:00 and show at 20:30 at ROBIN’s Coffee, Zähringerstrasse 33. Anonymous audience cards feed a mix of English stand-up and improvised responses to pop-culture obsessions. Standard tickets are CHF10, with other tiers offered. This is a useful update to yesterday’s conflicting times: follow the current organiser listing if you decide to go. Eventfrog · organiser listing.
Tonight, 25 September. Comedy Confessions runs in English at Comedyhaus from 20:00, with doors at 19:30. Hall and guests share their own stories and invite the audience to contribute theirs. Standard tickets are listed at CHF27; concession and supporter tiers are also available. If you prefer a seated comedy evening after work to a gallery circuit, this is tonight’s contrasting option. Eventfrog · organiser listing.
25 September–2 October · short full runs and one-off events. Local times.
Both listed seated ticket categories are unavailable; do not rely on buying an improv ticket at the door.
Musikpodium: Things We Recognize runs 19:30–21:30 tonight; standard admission CHF20.
25 September. Trento’s sparkling-wine festival runs today through Sunday, accompanied by 125 experiences in producers’ cellars. Climate change connects the programme’s discussions of altitude, earlier harvests and the kinds of food and wine people choose in hotter weather. WineNews follows the relationship between mountain vineyards and acidity, but also asks a more cultural question: whether the way we gather around a table is changing with the climate. WineNews · Italian.
25 September. Greg Sherwood’s new column compares the much-debated 2015 and 2017 South African reds before turning to Stellenbosch’s 2021 Cabernet vintage. He describes a cool, later growing season and a tasting organised by the Cabernet Collective. Read it as a critic’s argument, with named estates and wine-by-wine observations, rather than a guarantee about every bottle. It offers a route into producers and ageing styles beyond the usual Bordeaux conversation. Winemag South Africa · opinion.
24 September. The Atlantique geographical indication can now include partially de-alcoholised still wines under updated specifications, Vinetur reports. The new category has a 6–9% alcohol range and specific wording on the label, alongside traceability and control requirements. This is a regional-label development, not a claim that all French appellations have changed. For a tasting, it opens an interesting comparison between origin, production technique and what you actually experience in the glass. Vinetur · Spanish.
25 September–2 October · local times; booking where indicated.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tonight · 17:00–19:00 | Afterwork wine tasting Free. | Mövenpick Wein Zürich-Enge |
| Sat 26 Sep · shop hours | Magnum Saturday Free tasting of the selected large-format bottle. | Mövenpick Wein, Seestrasse 13, Zollikon |
| Mon 28 Sep · 18:00–22:00 | Casa Ferreirinha: Wine & Dine Fernando Guedes and Luís Sottomayor. CHF250 including menu and wines; booking required. | Restaurant Wunderbrunnen |
| Wed 30 Sep · 16:00–19:00 | After-work apéro Free; groups above six should arrange ahead. | Mövenpick Wein, Brunnenstrasse 14, Volketswil |
| Wed 30 Sep · 16:30–20:00 | Falstaff sparkling-wine festival Public entry from 16:30; advance standard ticket CHF59. | AMERON Bellerive au Lac, Utoquai 47, Zürich |
| Thu 1 Oct · 14:30 / 17:00 | Telmo Rodríguez: masterclass and flying dinner Masterclass 14:30; dinner 17:00. Limited places; check price when booking. | James Joyce, Pelikanstrasse 8, Zürich |
| Thu 1 Oct · 18:30–21:00 | Wine and salmon pairing trail Six food stations, paired wines; CHF89, booking required. | Baur au Lac Vins, Dorfgasse 46, Männedorf |
Slow Food’s regional volumes connect biodiversity with the communities and knowledge needed to keep products alive.
Christian Eedes examines the Elgin estate’s latest wines; the full review is subscriber-only.
The offer now runs to 17 October; a CHF2 reservation ticket per guest is required, with food and drinks extra.
25 September. Microsoft is combining its consumer and workplace Copilot products into a single offering centred on corporate customers, Bloomberg reports. The announced version adds document editing inside Copilot and brings the always-on assistant into the package as Autopilot, with rollout over coming weeks. For your work, the important shift is from generic chatbot familiarity towards competence inside real tasks: checking outputs, assigning responsibility and knowing when a workflow should stop for human review. The Straits Times / Bloomberg.
25 September. Novo’s Nanexa agreement covers up to five programmes using a particle-coating platform for long-acting drug delivery. Monthly and quarterly dosing are development targets, not established patient outcomes. The announced value reaches €1.165 billion if conditions are met: the upfront amount is undisclosed and much depends on milestones. The collaboration adds another layer of technical transfer and governance across a pharma development partnership. Fierce Biotech.
Also read: Nanexa · company announcement.
25 September. Roche’s Genentech will pay Earendil Labs $55 million upfront for an oncology collaboration, with milestones potentially taking the value above $1.5 billion, plus royalties. Earendil handles discovery and early development before Genentech takes programmes into later global development. The targets are undisclosed. For your regulated-learning background, it is another example of why capability must travel across organisational boundaries as research programmes mature. Fierce Biotech.
Also read: Earendil · company announcement.
The 5 November showcase in Las Vegas will include practitioner and student work, AI coaching, simulations and community discussion.
The new Courtauld–NPG partnership makes collections, conservation, teamwork and public engagement part of practical study.
Deadline: Tuesday 29 September. London, Bristol, Leeds or Edinburgh; permanent, full-time; £126,523–£148,850. The employer lists a 29 September deadline and at least two office days a week. The remit is unusually close to your profile: enterprise skills, learning design, operating models, governance, analytics and AI-enabled approaches. It asks for leadership of sizeable teams and scaled delivery; show evidence of both. This is UK hybrid work, not remote work from Zürich. The original advert remains indexed, but its live application form could not be verified at publication—check that it still accepts applications before preparing a submission. Lloyds Banking Group · original advert.
Rechecked 25 September. London; continuing advert. The original BDO page still presents the role and application route. It is a relevant alternative for your financial-services background and learning leadership, combining strategic influence with quality and professional development. This is a continuing shortlist item from earlier editions, rather than a newly posted vacancy. No closing date or salary was visible; confirm the working arrangement and eligibility with the employer’s application information. BDO · original advert.
25 September. Oscar Piastri missed Charles Leclerc’s second place by just one thousandth of a second, qualifying third in 1:43.364. Lando Norris was fifth. George Russell’s 1:42.526 left him 0.837 seconds clear of Leclerc, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashed and was classified sixteenth. The result gives McLaren a far more promising position than Thursday’s practice order, but the Mercedes pace remains formidable. Tomorrow’s race starts at 13:00 Zürich time; this weekend runs a day earlier than usual. Formula 1 · official qualifying results.
Also read: GrandPrix.com · qualifying report · SRF Sport · German.
24 September; match tonight. Tonight’s opener brings the first competitive test for a Harlequins side missing Smith with a hand injury, as well as Fin Baxter and George Furbank. Connor Slevin starts at fly-half and Tyrone Green at full-back. Smith will be assessed week by week rather than given a fixed return date. Kick-off is 20:45 Zürich / 19:45 UK. This is your match-night reminder, with the team situation rechecked from yesterday’s announcement. Ruck · team-news report.
25 September. A summer at an Arkansas training centre changed Perris-Redding’s ambitions. Born in Detroit and raised in England, she qualified for the US and developed into an Eagles leader while playing club rugby at Sale. Today’s interview explores the coaches, recovery demands and growing coordination that make a transatlantic career possible. It is a strong rugby read about what development actually feels like to the player living it. The Guardian · interview.
The Swiss federation lists the men at 16:30 on 3 October, with GC II at 14:30; an advance diary date.
The women face Switzers/Palézieux at 15:00 at Centre sportif de Vessy.
The Portimão run adds another modern F1 car to the three-time W Series champion’s experience.
Skinner, Blandin and Lean join senior development and aerodynamic roles as the new team builds its capability.
25 September. Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed Jonathan Abbott as director and chief executive after a yearlong search. He previously spent fifteen years leading Boston’s GBH and began at MOCA on Thursday. His stated ambition is to broaden both support and audiences. It is an interesting move between two forms of public culture, with community access and the organisation’s financial footing closely connected. The Art Newspaper.
25 September. Former Amicus chief Bradley Campbell will become Travere’s chief executive on 1 December. Eric Dube stays as an adviser until February to support the transition. Campbell brings rare-disease experience, while Travere’s recent story centres on its kidney-disease medicine Filspari. The appointment is relevant to your pharma watchlist as a leadership transition, without implying a change to hiring or learning budgets. Fierce Biotech · appointments roundup.
25 September–1 October. Tonight: free art from 18:00 at Löwenbräukunst; Nicole L’Huillier performs at 18:50. Comedy Confessions begins at 20:00.
Tomorrow: Baku race at 13:00 Zürich; Nerdy Comedy at 20:30. Tuesday 29: the advertised Lloyds skills-leadership deadline.
A little German: Der Eintritt ist frei. — Admission is free. Die Ausstellung bleibt bis neun Uhr geöffnet. — The exhibition stays open until nine.
25 September. Learning-design idea: give a colleague a plausible AI-generated work product containing one consequential error. Ask them to identify what they would verify, explain their choice, then make the repair. Compare the process with a flawless example. The point is to practise judgement and checking, not just prompt writing. Keep it a small, safe simulation and judge the reasoning, not speed. This is an editorial experiment inspired by today’s Copilot story, not a claim of proven effectiveness. Context · Bloomberg report.
Today’s arithmetic puzzle. Use 3, 3, 8 and 8 exactly once each to make 24. You may use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and parentheses. No joining digits, powers, factorials or extra numbers.
There is a neat exact solution, with no rounding. Try for three minutes before looking. If you get stuck, think about division by a number smaller than one.
24 = 8 ÷ (3 − 8 ÷ 3). Work from the inside: 8/3 is 2⅔; 3 − 2⅔ is ⅓; 8 divided by ⅓ is 24. Each of the four supplied numbers is used once.