this is bbc news with the latest headlines. from beach to lockdown british holiday—makers returning from spain must now quarantine for m days because of a spike in cases there. it was crazy. it all happened so quickly, no one knows what is going on in there. it is mad. we were supposed to be coming back on monday but we got the next flight home. criticism from travellers and the tourism industry over the way the new rules were brought in but the foreign secretary defends the decision. we are taking this in a targeted, decisive and focused way. we appreciate the disruption for travellers. anyone who has risked losing money needs to talk to their travel operator and their insurance, but we must take these measures to avoid the risk of reinfection into

the uk. spain's foreign minister insists the country is safe to visit and is talking to the uk about excluding the canary and balearic islands from the quarantine. southern texas in the united states braces itself for heavy rains and flash flooding, as storm hanna rolls through. how's that for a comeback? cricket fans are allowed into the oval in london for the first time since march for a friendly between surrey and middlesex. and a st bernard has been on the other side of a rescue mission after collapsing while walking down england's highest mountain. welcome to bbc news. the government has defended its decision to re—impose a 14—day quarantine for travellers entering

the uk from spain, following a spike in the number of new cases there. europe's biggest travel company, tui, has cancelled all holidays to mainland spain for the next fortnight. the spanish authorities insist their country is safe for tourists, despite the new quarantine measures. the foreign office has advised against all non essential travel to mainland spain. but the canary and balearic islands are exempt, which means you could still go on your holiday there. but all travellers returning from spain including its islands into the uk must enter a 14—day quarantine on their return. just in time, these people board one of the last flights out of spain before that midnight deadline. some passengers made it back to the uk just minutes before that cut—off, which was brought in with a few hours' notice. it was crazy. it all happened so quickly. no—one knows what's going on in there. it's mad, wasn't it?

yeah, we were supposed to come back monday and we just got the next flight. luckily my wife filled in the sheets, the documentation we had to fill in, so we arrived and other people could be postponed and actually missed the deadline. so we are thrilled. with the prospect of a strict two—week quarantine on their return, some people are choosing not to travel, but others are flying out, and there is anger with how those in charge are dealing with the situation. i think the government have handled it despicably. i think it's a terrible way of doing it. when it came to the wearing of masks, they gave people two weeks' notice, but if it was that important, implement it straightaway, don't wait two weeks. they've implemented this, this ruling, and ruined thousands of people's plans. you can see here how the recent spike of coronavirus cases in spain is mainly clustered around the north—east. however, the foreign office is now advising against all but essential travel to the entire mainland.

this means it's unlikely any travel insurance will be valid if you fly there now. people can still travel to the canary islands and the balearic islands, such as majorca and ibiza, but they will have to quarantine when they get back too. zita hill in majorca is one of those affected. i find it illogical that in a place where there were very few cases, and where we have been following social distancing, face masks and hand washing and all the safety regulations to the letter, i have to quarantine for 14 days when i get home, whereas people in the uk who haven't followed those guidelines would have no consequences at home. the tour operator tui has cancelled all holidays to mainland spain until after the 9th of august. it's resuming flights to the canary islands and the balearics tomorrow. these new rules aren'tjust affecting british holiday—makers. they will hit the spanish tourism industry hard, as around a quarter

of all visitors are from the uk. and with last—minute changes like this one, there will be fears that people won't feel confident in booking holidays. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. labour have called the goverment‘s handling of the travel restrictions ‘shambolic‘. but the foreign secretary, dominic raab, who accepted the decision would cause disruption said it was right to act quickly given the spike in cases in spain. our political correspondent helen catt reports. when the quarantine policy was brought in last month, it had a bumpy landing in the commons. mps, worried about the travel industry, called for some holiday destinations to be exempt. lists of safe countries were agreed by the uk government and those in scotland, northern ireland and wales, but they warned they could change. it's how that's been done with spain that's led to criticism. the way in which it has been communicated in the last 2a hours is shambolic, and the consequence is that many families are now left asking lots of questions,

stressed, they're anxious. they need to know from their employer whether they can isolate when they return from their holiday. ijust think this could have been handled so, so much better. the difference when it comes to the spanish islands between travel advice and quarantine policy has been criticised, and there are doubts over how effective the government's call on employers to be sympathetic to workers will be. we've taken this in a targeted, decisive, focused way. we appreciate the disruption for travellers, anyone that's at risk of losing money can talk to the travel operator and look at their insurance. but we must take these measures to avoid the risk of reinfection in the uk, given the very serious spike in cases in spain. and in a twist of irony, the transport secretary, grant shapps, the man who's in charge of the travel corridor policy, is one of the holiday—makers caught out by the change. his boss, at least, is unlikely to object. helen catt, bbc news.

or is he? our business correspondent katy austin has been at gatwick airport and says the announcement is a big worry for the aviation, travel and tourism sector. it can be confusing. if you have booked to go out to spain in the coming days, it is unlikely you will be eligible for a refund unless they have been cancellations, and easyjet would usually be one to continue to run flights, although they say if they do not want to travel any more, there is a chance for rebooking a voucher. tui says it will be getting in touch with customers about refunds or rebooking, although it is questioning why the quarantine includes the canary and balearic islands when the advice is to avoid all nonessential travels and that only applies to the mainland. one big consideration is travel insurance, because if you go to mainland spain while the foreign

office still advises against all but essential travel, it is unlikely your insurance will still be valid for sub it seems inevitable that seeing how quickly things can change will maybe make people reconsider whether they do want to book holidays in the coming months or in the foreseeable future. that is a big worry for the aviation, travel and tourism sectors. they have been hip so far —— hard, and they were hoping this would provide a much—needed boost and spain would have been key to that. katie austin reporting there. spanish foreign minister arancha gonzalez laya insists the the country is safe for tourists, and says the government is speaking to the uk about excluding the canary and balearic islands from the quarantine. spain isa spain is a safe country for terrorists and for spaniards, like in any other european country, we are seeing outbreaks. the outbreaks in spain are perfectly controlled. we have three that are the most important outbreaks at the moment,

in barcelona, in larry there and zaragoza, all of them are perfectly traced and a half of those that are covid—i9 positive in spain are asymptomatic, which gives a very clear indication of the huge efforts that all the regions in spain are undertaking to test for covid—i9 in citizens. once they are identified, they are being subject to very strict social distancing measures. these new quarantine restrictions for people travelling to the uk from spain will have an impact on an already strained tourism industry. rob griggs is from airlines uk the association for the uk airline industry and joins me now from romford. this must be the worst possible news, especially after you had managed to secure those travel corridors, which would have given you some sort of optimism. indeed, it isa you some sort of optimism. indeed, it is a big blow. it is only relatively recently we had the first

batch of travel corridors a few weeks ago, and we said consistently that having been grounded essentially for three months, it was the travel corridors and the lack of quarantine that was enabling us to restart out after so long, and after such a difficult year for the uk airlines. this is a big blow, spain is opposite a big market, and it will be another blow to consumer confidence, which is why things like testing and original approach to the reports, we have seen here outbreaks in certain areas in spain, can we be more targeted and do other things, make sure we do not have to go back and forth like this? just on that point, how confusing is it, do you think, for the british public? i think, for the british public? i think we have some pictures of the beachin think we have some pictures of the beach in barcelona in catalonia, aragon and nevada have been affected badly by those spikes there. why is it the quarantine applies to the whole of spain? having already made

representations to the government? grant shapps, the travel minister is already in spain, so maybe he is more difficult to get a hold of. what representations have you made? we have. we have stressed a couple of things. for a long time we were talking about the need for a travel corridors in and of themselves, and now we have them, the key message we are getting across to government is obviously once the country has gone on, it is very difficult to then ta ke on, it is very difficult to then take it off, given the impact on passengers. of course, we understand public health has to come first, which is why our strong message is very much either things like testing? if you come home and have a testing? if you come home and have a test and do not have covid—i9, you do not have to quarantine, or is there a more regional or targeted approach which means, and here is a perfect example were geographically this applies to the whole of mainland spain when we note particularly the islands and parts of spain are not so affected, so can we be more flexible to try and mitigate some of the impact of the changes moving forward ? mitigate some of the impact of the changes moving forward? you are

looking for flexibility there, but how flexible is the airline industry being for travellers as well in terms of refunds, and then you can have your cash back or take it in a voucher form? of course, i think our advice would be to check with individual airlines, and airlines will pay refunds, but each airline has its own policy, so check with carriers. they are trying to be flexible to allow delays and making alternative arrangements for that it is incredible difficult for airlines at the moment. this is unprecedented, months of almost no revenue and a huge amount of people making enquiries, so it is a challenging time for everybody. some airlines did not go for the government a further option. they raised the money themselves, but how close are we to losing other airlines completely if this stops, this stop start stop start plan continues like this with no idea of

how consistent this is going to be? yes, it is a credibly challenging, and we have been consistent in our view that whilst things like the furlough scheme and other support have been really helpful, the sector is going to need additional support over the course of the coming months. we are heading towards winter, and historically it is a difficult time for airlines anyway, and under the circumstances here, the end of the summer period which is the big help. we have seen this impacted with spain, so there are things where we pay the highest rates in the world is, can we look at that and other ways to help stimulate the market over the coming months? just to support carriers of what is going to be a challenging next few months. thank you very much. and we'll be answering your questions on what the new quarantine restrictions for those arriving in the uk from spain means for your holiday plans. if you have been looking forward to getting away in the next few weeks.

that's in your questions answered at a quarter past five today. you can send in your questions to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk, or use the twitter hashtag ‘bbc your questions‘. the home secretary priti patel says she has asked twitter and instagram for a "full explanation" of why anti—semitic messages posted from the accounts of the grime artist wiley were allowed to stay visible for so long. in a tweet, ms patel said the messages were "abhorrent" and that social media companies "must act much faster to remove such appalling hatred from their platforms." southern texas in the united states is bracing itself for heavy rains and flash flooding, as a powerful storm continues to move along its coast and into mexico. hurricane hanna has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but is still bringing winds of up to 115 kilometres an hour. sophia tran thomson has the latest. hurricane hanna was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane on saturday.

with wind speeds of around 120 kilometres an hour, it could bring storm surges of up to two metres. i've been keeping in contact with my mum and we've, like, gassed up our truck and stuff like that so that if anything occurs, we can, like, take off, like, somewhere safer, so right now, we're just waiting to hear how worse it's going to get or if it's just going to stay like this, so we're praying for the best. preparing for the hurricane has been further complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. the us is struggling to keep the virus under control, and texas has so far recorded over 375,000 cases. several communities have been evacuated, and the governor has issued a disaster declaration. do not in haste take action that could cause you, a family member or loved one to lose their life in the coming weeks to covid—i9 by disregarding all of these practices that we've

become accustomed to using, such as wearing a face mask as you respond to covid—i9, maintaining distance where possible and, most importantly, avoid gatherings of more than just a few family members. in a storm season which forecasters say could be one of the most active in recorded history because of abnormally warm water and other climate conditions, concern is mounting as hurricane hanna is expected to move inland and into north—eastern mexico. sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... british holiday—makers returning from spain must now quarantine for 14 days because of a spike in cases there. southern texas in the united states braces itself for heavy rains and flash flooding, as storm hanna rolls through. and cricket fans are allowed into the oval in london

for the first time since march for a friendly between surrey and middlesex. north korea's state media is reporting what is being said is the first case of coronavirus. it is said it has locked down a town, on the border with south korea, over the border with south korea, over the fears that a defector, who the state says, returned to the country last week. they are investigating the incident. north korea's now start newsreader on live television, announcing the latest line in her usual dramatic style. that north korea's leader, pictured meeting with his bureau members, had declared an emergency,

saying the coronavirus may have entered the state. describing it as the country's first suspected case of covid—i9, the news agencies said the town near the south korean border had been locked down over fears a defector, who north korea says it returned last week, was infected. the border town is a symbolic area. it was home to an industrial park between the north and south. a liaison building to help with peace talks as well. as relations soured, north korea blew