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The first in a series nationwide of five-day strike dates have been announced for June. The medical unions want a special law that suits their working conditions. This includes regulating 24-hour shifts, and improving wages. The proposed reforms to the Estatuto Marco, the law governing the health workforce, are not supported by the opposition. READ MORE DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE …

The basic framework permits a 30 % reduction on eligible veterinary spending up to €100. Photo credit: Maria Sbytova/Shutterstock Residents of Andalucía who own pets will now be able to claim a new tax deduction for veterinary expenses in their upcoming income tax returns, following fiscal reforms approved in the autonomous region’s 2026 budget. The measure, included in the Law 8/2025 …

On Saturday, February 14, a 53-year old man was rescued after he became trapped in mud to his waist, in a remote part of Gaucin in the Ronda Mountains near Casares. Around 3pm a passerby alerted the 112 Emergency Service of Andalucia that a man had become stuck in mud up to the waist in Las Buitreras, a rugged area …