A trip to Cantabria and Asturias reveals Green Spain, a little known secret worth exploring, writes Rita de Brún.

Chris Horner has wrestled the race leader’s red jersey from the shoulders of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) following a brilliant 19th stage of the Vuelta A Espana yesterday.

The armed Basque separatist group ETA has claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded in the northern Spanish town of San Vicente de la Barquera.