2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (356+ words) The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat) has issued the first heat warning of the year for Sunday. Although the heat will be felt across the territory this weekend, inland areas will be especially hot, especially around the Lleida region where…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago  (170+ words) The Pediatric Urology and Renal Transplantation team at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona has performed the first pediatric surgery in Europe with a single-port surgical robot, which operates through a single incision." A ureteronephrectomy was performed on a 12-year-old boy…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (294+ words) Latest update: June 19, 2026 12: 59 PM Sant Joan is almost here, simultaneously one of the biggest and shortest nights of the year in Catalonia, with bonfires, firecrackers, a dessert called coca, and loads of open-air partying and dancing to celebrate the summer…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (465+ words) Catalonia is becoming warmer, drier and less windy, according to the latest Annual Climate Indicators Bulletin (BAIC) published by the Catalan Meteorological Service. The report found that 2025 was the fourth consecutive year in which the average annual temperature exceeded pre-industrial…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (425+ words) Latest update: June 16, 2026 05: 15 PM The Spanish cabinet has approved the allocation of "719 million to a planned artificial intelligence (AI) gigafactory in M'ra la Nova, Ribera d'Ebre county, southern Catalonia. The investment, first reported by La Vanguardia on Tuesday and confirmed…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (233+ words) A bombardment of poems is set to come flying down around Barcelona Cathedral on Saturday, June 20, at 8: 30pm." The poetic bombing is an artistic performance by the Chilean collective Casagrande." The collective has already gone to nine cities worldwide with similar…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (255+ words) The summer heat waves are tough in Barcelona." To counter the extreme temperatures, one initiative undertaken by local councils in Catalonia are to open 'climate shelters', public spaces where air conditioning, shade, and water are offered, allowing people to get…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (258+ words) The Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), based in Barcelona, will coordinate a European project to test a new, more effective and less toxic drug for children with cancer. The PHOENIX project is funded with "8. 5 million by Mission Cancer, within the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (244+ words) Latest update: June 15, 2026 06: 51 PM Around 30 volunteer divers took part in a seabed clean-up operation on Sunday morning targeting wet wipes off the beach at Sant Feliu de Gu'xols on the Costa Brava. The initiative, organised by the diving centre Sublimits,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (312+ words) Latest update: June 15, 2026 11: 30 AM Business restructurings, industrial relocations, green transformation, and the emergence of artificial intelligence are some of the reasons behind the rise of layoffs being seen across Catalonia. Known as Employment Regulation Cases, ERO by their Catalan initials,…...