nick beake with that report.ast 29 people have been killed and around 300 prisoners have escaped after islamic state fighters attacked a jail in the afghan city of jalala bad. it began with a car bomb on sunday and lasted 20 hours. the authorities say prisoners, government personnel and ten militants were among the dead. the bbc‘s secunder kermani has more. it began with a car bomb outside the prison gates yesterday. some entered the compound and others began firing from across the road. there were around 1700 inmates in the prison at the time. officials say around 1,000 of them who managed to escape have now been recaptured but that around 300 remain unaccounted for. this attack came on the last day of a three day cease—fire between the taliban and the afghan government. which it passed off largely peacefully but this attack was claimed by the islamic state group which was not part of that agreement. yet more restrictions, this time on businesses, have been announced in the australian city of melbourne as the st

nick beake.ast 29 people have been killed and around 300 prisoners have escaped after islamic state fighters attacked a jail in the afghan city of jalala bad. it began with a car bomb on sunday and lasted 20 hours. the authorities say prisoners, government personnel and ten militants were among the dead. the bbc‘s secunder kermani has more. it began with a carbon outside the prison gates assay. some entered the compound and began firing across the road. there were around 1700 inmates in the prison at the time for some officials say around 1,000 of them who managed to escape have now been reca ptu red who managed to escape have now been recaptured but that around 300 remain unaccounted for. this attack came on the last day of a three day cease—fire between the taliban and the afghan government. which it passed off largely peacefully but this attack was claimed by the islamic state group which was not pa rt islamic state group which was not part of that agreement. secunder kermani. yet more restric

nick beake in brussels, thank you.f holidaymakers race to get back to the uk, before new quarantine rules come into force early tomorrow. and coming up — surf‘s up — how pulling on a wetsuit and getting out on the waves could improve your mental health. coming up on bbc news: england try to steady the ship, after losing a couple of wickets on the first day of the final test against pakistan in southampton. a battle between light and darkness — that's howjoe biden framed november's us elections, as he accepted his party's nomination to challenge donald trump for the white house. mr biden called for unity and optimism, and accused his rival of cloaking the united states in anger, fear and division. but, as the democratic convention ended, there was no traditional razzmatazz or cheering crowds — this week's event has been online because of coronavirus. here's our north america correspondent david willis. this was the nominationjoe biden had sought for so long, having run for president unsuccessfully twice before. the curr

there have expressed "great concern" over an uptick in cases in the country. 0ur correspondent nick beakeore. i think spain's an interesting place to start because there has been an increase in cases. it's not at the level that it was, say, three months ago when so much of mainland europe was plunged into this crisis at the darkest point. but the cases have risen tenfold in spain compared to six weeks ago, when they'd done quite a lot to bring the level down. and what we're seeing in spain and other parts of mainland europe are not cases spread out far and wide across countries, but particular clusters. so, it's aragon and catalonia in spain, they're the two regions most affected in the northeast of the country. and what we are seeing are different countries taking different methods to try to stem the individual rises in their country. so, in belgium, for example, where i'm talking to you this morning, they've seen cases go up by 70% over the past week or so. and that's led people in antwerp, where more than half of the new cases have been — in the province of antwerp, there's a big city

our correspondent nick beake explains. it's interesting trying to interpret this. it is, on the face of it, a letter from a father to a son, making clear that the allegations at a time when he, of course, was the king himself, juan carlos, are detracting from the current institution and the way they are trying to rebuild and salvage reputation. he makes it clear that the allegations against him are very public and they are damaging and he says the best thing is for him to go to somewhere else, to leave the country, so that his son is able to govern, to reign in a way that he describes as being tranquil, so that is his intention, that is his hope, whether or not that is the case we shall see. even though he is leaving the country, the various investigations will continue and, and remember, they are on two fronts, both domestically, you have, back injune, the spanish supreme court saying it will look into the allegations against him which, of course, came to light after a swiss publication said that this money had been received as a result of this contract involving

our correspondent nick beake explains. former king juan carlos, seen here swearing in the new spanish prime minister is widely credited with steering spain from fascism to democracy stopping the country is to be ruled by a dictator, general franco, but after his death in 1975, two days later, prince juan carlos became king. and even though he had fallen loyalty to franco, he appointed reformist prime minister in 1976, and encouraged the revival of political parties, plus amnesty for political prisoners. in 1981, the king took swift action to stop a military coup which meant a socialist government came to power the following year. liberal, modern democratic spain we know today is largely down to him, but they have been scandals. a corruption investigation involving his daughter's husband and the controversial elephant hunting trip during spain's financial crisis. consequently, he abdicated in 2014 after nearly 40 yea rs abdicated in 2014 after nearly 40 years as king, but the controversy has continued to follow him. spain's

our brussels correspondent, nick beake, joins us now. nick, what exactly has been announced ?lf—isolate for two weeks. if you are coming back to wales, that has already kicked in, and it will be implemented for the rest of the uk in the early hours of tomorrow morning. at the same time, the foreign office is saying you should travel unless you really have two, to those countries. —— you should not travel. this is the same thing we saw when spain joined the list. 1.8 million brits go to dodgem every year, there are not on consequences was that if you're coming from the netherlands via brussel, getting the us star there —— negative knock on consequences, for example if you're coming from the another lens via brussel, taking the eurostar. and in paris in the last 2a hours they have recorded their highest number of daily cases for two months. the number of people who have sadly lost their lives there is now 30,000 or more and that is only behind the uk in italy in europe. the british government said it will give everything under constant review, but if you are trying to book a hot

there have expressed "great concern" over an uptick in cases in the country. 0ur correspondent nick beake more. i think spain is an interesting place to start because there has been an increase in cases. it's not at the level that it was, say, three months ago when so much of mainland europe was plunged into this crisis at the darkest point.

situation in france, following a sharp rise in confirmed cases in the past week. 0ur correspondent nick beakeere are concerns here as far as france, the situation there, but the authorities there, are they confident they are on top of the situation? well, clive, in terms of the here and now, there are lots of british holiday—makers making the most of it after all the weeks in lockdown in the uk. the pool is about to shut, they are going for some dinner, but talking to people early on, lots of people are mindful that the covid rate in france is getting very near to the level where it was in spain at which point the uk government added spain to the quarantine list. the chancellor of the exchequer was asked if france would be next, he said it was under co nsta nt would be next, he said it was under constant review, but people should be mindful that during this global pandemic, any sort of a foreign travel does have its risks. we know that eurostar and eurotunnel say they have been inundated on the phone lines and a live chat because people are worried about their travel plans, and of course in b

nick beake, bbc news. cricket and within the last hour, ireland have completed a shock seven—wicket win over world champions england in the third one—day international at southampton. paul stirling and captain andrew balbirnie both scored hundreds as the tourists chased a target of 329. the series is the first in the international cricket councils 13—team super league that serves as the qualifiers for the 2023 world cup in india. football now and there's been drama tonight as brentford and fulham played for the chance to return to the english top flight. victory in the championship play—off final at wembley, often dubbed the richest game in football, is worth about £160 million. katie gornall was watching. what was once a distant dream was now within reach. beyond wembley, the riches of the premier league lay in wait. fighting for the ultimate prize, two west london neighbours, familiar foes, experiencing a play—off final eerily like no other. fulham are a patient team but they didn't have to wait long for

nick beake has the latest. it's interesting trying to interpret this.is, on the face of it, a letter from a father to a son, making clear that the allegations at a time when he, of course, was the king himself, juan carlos, are detracting from the current institution and the way they are trying to rebuild and salvage reputation. he makes it clear that the allegations against him are very public and they are damaging and he says the best thing is for him to go to somewhere else, to leave the country, so that his son is able to govern, to reign in a way that he describes as being tranquil, so that is his intention, that is his hope, whether or not that is the case we shall see. even though he is leaving the country, the various investigations will continue and, remember, they are on two fronts, both domestically, you have, back injune, the spanish supreme court saying it will look into the allegations against him which, of course, came to light after a swiss publication said that this money had been received as a result of this contract involving saudi ar

number of european countries, including france and the czech republic. 0ur brussels correspondent nick beakethe situation in belgium. this has not come as a huge shock and surprise, the fact belgium has now been put on the uk quarantine list. it's because we were watching those figures creep upwards and upwards and there has been quite a noticeable rise, not at the levels we saw two or three months ago, but the covid 19 rate in belgium is three times that of the uk, clearly people in whitehall in london have been looking at this and decided now enough is enough and so belgium, the bahamas, andorra being added to the quarantine list. as you say, come in for the rest of the uk, already in wales, but it will come into effect in the rest of the uk in the early hours of tomorrow so anyone will have to self quarantine if coming from these countries. anyone hoping to pop across to belgium for a holiday, those who may be travelling through belgium, for example someone who is in amsterdam at the moment and getting the eurostar train back, they would have to self isolate when they get to the uk becaus