40 h. ago Mayor says Swiss bar where fire claimed 40 lives hadn’t been inspected in years

‘We are deeply sorry. We had no indication that the checks had not been done as requested,’ Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud told reporters

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47 h. ago No safety inspections at site of Swiss bar fire for past five years, mayor says

Nicolas Féraud says he does not know why bar in Crans-Montana had not been inspected annually, as required by lawAuthorities in Crans-Montana have said the bar that caught fire in the Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve, killing 40 mainly young partygoers and injuring more than 100, had not been inspected by safety officers for the past five years.“Periodic inspections were not conducted between 2020 and 2025. We bitterly regret this,” the mayor of the town, Nicolas Féraud, told a press conference in the town on Tuesday, five days after the disaster at Le Constellation bar. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Swiss mayor admits inferno bar had not been inspected for FIVE YEARS and issues grovelling apology

The mayor of Crans Montana has admitted that the party venue had not had any safety checks for five years. 

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69 h. ago The 40 young revellers killed in Swiss bar inferno: Boxer who died trying to save friend, and the boy caught by a twist of fate... amid claims fire extinguishers were 'kept in a locked room'

The fire, at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, claimed the lives of forty victims; 26 were aged between 14 and 18.

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4 d. ago Masked Singer’s Red Panda pulled due to ‘potential insensitivities’ after Switzerland bar fire

An act has been withdrawn from Saturday’s premiere episode of The Masked Singer due to "potential insensitivities" following the tragic Swiss bar fire that claimed 40 lives. T

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5 d. ago Owner of Swiss bar where at least 40 died says ‘we followed the rules’ as he faces police probe

The owner of the Swiss nightclub where 40 New Year revellers died in a tragic inferno has claimed the bar met 'the standards', despite the deadly blaze reportedly taking hold in seconds

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5 d. ago Former pupil at UK school and dad missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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5 d. ago Former pupil at UK school missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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6 d. ago Crans Montana bar fire 'caused by birthday candle' survivors claim as 40 killed

Police in Switzerland have said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 are injured after a fire suddenly ripped through a new year party at a bar

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1 week ago Two Merseyside prisons rampaged by drugs and violence, investigation into the jails showed

A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in 2025 found both the HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse were battling violence, organised crime groups, drugs and failing infrastructure

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3 w. ago St Mirren vs Celtic LIVE as rumours of a Hampden pitch inspection hit the internet

The stage couldn't be grander as the Buddies eye a Hampden glory day and Wilfried Nancy targets trophy relief.

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