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The official ski season starts in the Australian Alps this weekend as motorists are urged to drive to conditions

Anti-freeze, chains and weather apps are just some of the top tips for staying safe in the snow this winter.

ABC News

British base jumper, 33, dies in Alps ‘after parachute fails to open’

Dylan Roberts was an avid skydiver and base jumper but tragically died when his parachute failed to open during an 800m jump in Italy

Daily Mirror

5th victim found in train wreckage in southern Germany

Police in Germany say the body of a fifth victim has been been found beneath a train that derailed Friday in the Alps in southern Germany

The Independent UK

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At least 4 killed as train derails in southern German Alps

Authorities say a train accident in the Alps in southern Germany on Friday left at least four people dead and many more injured

The Independent UK

At least three killed as train derails in Alps

The train was headed towards Munich before it derailed near the resort town of Garmish-Partenkirchen

Manchester Evening News

At least three dead as train derails in Alps in Germany

A train has derailed in the Alps in southern Germany, leaving at least three people dead and a number of others injured, authorities said.

Evening Standard

Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds

Vegetated areas above treeline have increased by 77% since 1984, satellite data shows

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2 killed, 9 injured in ice fall in southern Swiss Alps

Police say two climbers have been killed and nine others injured by falling blocks of ice in the Alps in southern Switzerland

The Independent UK

Fin-tastic Creatures: Experts Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered two previously unknown dolphin species that inhabited the area of today’s landlocked mountainous country 20 million years ago.

Zenger

What is alpinism? And is it different to mountaineering?

What is alpinism? And is it the same as mountaineering? Our experts take a look at the traditional fast and light approach to climbing big mountains

Advnture

Davos 2022: EU eyes ban on Russian oil as leaders discuss energy independence

With world leaders at Davos set to discuss energy independence and sustainability, Germany's economy minister says an EU ban on Russian oil could be "days away". Meanwhile, supply chain disruptions to the world economy are also on the agenda. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Kate Moody reports from the Swiss Alps.

France 24

Davos updates | Climate top of the agenda amid key speeches

The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering is resuming for a second day, with business leaders, government officials, representatives from global institutions and journalists gearing up for more panel talks and networking at the exclusive meeting in the Swiss Alps

The Independent UK

Freeze the Fear's Diane Buswell weeps in fear of petrifying 500ft Alpine free-fall

Strictly star Dianne Buswell cries in fear as she contemplates completing the final challenge in the Freeze the Fear TV show- where she must free-fall in the Italian Alps.

Daily Mirror

The Opposite of a Person by Lieke Marsman review – climate and Copernicus meet in the Italian Alps

The impact of blowing up a hydroelectric dam, the limits of identity politics and the Renaissance polymath feature in the Dutch writer’s funny and clever first novel

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Rail route of the month: Basel to Locarno, the slow Swiss Alps classic

Astonishing scenery and glimpses of Switzerland’s history are offered up to passengers gliding along this classic line

The Independent UK

What lies beneath: Exploring Lake Lucerne by submarine

The Swiss Alps is the unlikely home of Europe’s newest deep-water adventure, finds Mike MacEacheran

Radio France Internationale

Dental discovery has giant marine reptiles all at sea over Swiss Alps

The fossils of three ichthyosaurs – giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans – have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps. They include the largest tooth found for the species.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Giant Tooth of Ancient Marine Reptile Discovered in Alps

The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday. With elongated bodies and small heads, the prehistoric leviathans weighed up to 80…

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Giant ichthyosaur’s huge tooth points to sea creatures with robust bite

Rare fossils from three of the late-Triassic marine reptiles found in Swiss Alps include 10cm tooth – big enough to snag giant squid

Daily Mirror

Giant monster that may be the largest animal ever to exist is discovered in Alps

Scientists are saying that the 205 million year old ichthyosaur was larger than a blue whale. The huge marine creature was identified from fossils representing three individuals that included massive teeth and vertebrae

The Guardian - UK

A jazz player, a rock climber and Doris Lessing: life for women over 50, 1975

A war opportunity, the first female ascent in the Alps, and an ex-Communist

The Independent UK

Grenoble city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in France’s ‘capital of the Alps’

Too often missed as visitors make a mad dash for the mountains, this southeastern French city is where skiers and hikers converge with raucous wine bars and elegant antiques shops, says Anna Richards

Bangkok Post

Franck Muller marks 30 years of Haute Horlogerie

Five years ago, Franck Muller marked its 25th anniversary by holding the World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie at the Grand Malagny estate, located in the village of Genthod, overlooking Lake Geneva with a magnificent view of the French Alps.

Daily Record

Inside Gordon Ramsay's luxury £150,000 family ski holiday in the French Alps

Gordon Ramsay's holiday home deep in the French Alp village Courchevel 1850 boasts an impressive cinema room, private gym and swimming pool with four housekeepers and two butlers.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool to go from being hotter than Ibiza to colder than the Alps

Wednesday will be the most extreme in terms of wintry weather

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