this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00pm: tributes pour in for the television legend sir bruce forsyth, who has died at the age of 89. it is nice to see you, to see you... from the generation game to the price is right, sir bruce proved to be one of the most popular and versatile entertainers of his generation. when you think of bruce, you smile. as of his warmth, his charm, his sense of fun, the way he embraced you when you spoke to him. and that came across to the public, always. police in spain say the man believed to have driven a van into crowds in barcelona was killed, along with two other suspects, in a shootout hours later. it is thought a much bigger attack was being planned. chief strategist steve bannon becomes the latest high—profile aide to leave trump's white house. and on newsnight, we have the latest

on the investigation into the terror cell responsible for thursday's attack, and arlene phillips and christopher biggins are with us to remember sir bruce forsyth. good evening and welcome to bbc news. one of british television's biggest stars, sir bruce forsyth, has died this afternoon, at the age of 89. the prime minister and stars of stage and screen have been paying tribute to the man whose career in show business began in 1942, when he was just 1a. he continued to work for more than 70 years, with hit shows including sunday night at the london palladium, play your cards right, the generation game, and most recently strictly come dancing. his former co—presenter tess daly said today that she was heartbroken to hear of his death, and called him a friend, a gentleman, and a true legend. our correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. live from london, this

is strictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing the last hurrah, in a career that went back more than 70 years. the boy bruce, the mighty atom wasjust the beginning of a life of song, dance and comedy. # that's why the lady is a tramp! it only took 16 years of struggle to become an overnight star of sunday nights at the london palladium. a fellow veteran of the show had nothing but admiration for this all—round talent. # i'm so awfully shy...# he was great, he was one of our greatest entertainers ever.

perhaps the greatest we've ever had. he could do everything. lovely piano player, nice tap dancer. not a gag man, but made people roar laughing. and class, he had a lot of class. and he was, without doubt, a national treasure. he deserved his knighthood. 50—odd years of the top, in our business — that's a bit of a record. one key part of the palladium's formula was the game show beat the clock. the comic chaos, the rapport with the public — he was a natural. over there. bit of paper, come on! that's it, you've won! nice to see you, to see you... nice! and nowhere showcased the talent better than the generation game, in the ‘70s. this is another phyllis here. i don't like being called phyllis. my name's phyl with a y.

phyl with a y? all right, darling. a bit like that? there's another bundle of trouble. nice to see you, didn't he do well? the catchphrases became part of national life. a swing ball game, there we are. goodness me, we've got the steam iron. didn't he do well? among the tributes today, the director—general of the bbc, lord hall, said he was one of our greatest entertainers. he defined saturday night. after that, play your cards right on itv — another successful game show. are you going to go on? if he had a regret, it was not making it in america, infilms, and his main love, as a song—and—dance man. he could sing, he could dance, fabulous pianist, a comic — everything.

if you want an all—round entertainer, i think you think, first of all, bruce forsyth. this could save the whole show. just do as i do. it'll be like the generation game, all right? you're never quite prepared for the end, are you? he was such a remarkable, iconic figure. there's no more remarkable in all of television history in this country. that's the kind of man we're talking about. # now you're here, and now i know just where i'm going. # no more doubts or fears...# sir bruce forsyth — he first appeared on the bbc in august 1939. 70 years later, he was still there — still the king of saturday night. # in other words, i love you. # fly me to the moon!#

sir bruce forsyth, who has died today at the age of 89. police in spain say they believe the suspects in two terror attacks carried out in barcelona and cambrils had been planning a much bigger attack, with bombs. officers say an explosion at a house in a nearby town destroyed their bomb—making materials. 1a people died and dozens more were injured in the attacks. the man suspected of driving the van in the barcelona attack, moussa oukabir, is believed to be one of the five men killed by police in cambrils. clive myrie in barcelona has our first report. a shared silence. across another european city touched by terror, one minute of stillness filled the space that words could not. a void with a single burning question — why? then, as king felipe and prime minister rajoy looked on, applause and defiance. chanting: no tinc por, no tinc por!

"we are not afraid", they chant. but the previous 2a hours of violence were shocking. this, a street in the coastal town of cambrils. a terror suspect is cornered, and he is wearing what police believe is a suicide belt. they decide there is only one course of action. the dead man was one of five who tried to mow people down in a car on the nearby seafront. all the attackers were shot by police, and investigators 110w believe they were part of a terrorist cell of 8—12 people, some of whom were in this house, 120 miles from barcelona the night before, when a blast killed one person and injured seven others. it is thought explosive devices were being prepared, as well as the blueprint for barcelona's las ramblas attack. nick mouncey and stephanie walton from lincoln were caught up

in the panic, as a white van ploughed into the path of hundreds of people. they ran for cover into a nearby cafe. the only thing that was going through my head was, like, the paris and the london attacks, where the attackers would come through restaurants and bars, just shooting and stabbing people. ijust thought, oh, my god, we're going to get shot, nick. we're going to get shot. it just felt like it was never—ending, wasn't it? when we turned around, on that first bang, everybody on the floor, bodies everywhere. there were kids everywhere, and people shouting. like, that... i can't seem to shift that from my mind, at all. and it is absolutely heartbreaking, what people have gone through here. and you were running for your lives? absolutely, you run in in sheer panic and terror, because you don't really understand what's happened, for probably about a minute or two. and then, when you see the people on the floor, you realise what

actually has happened. but, despite the horror of the last couple of days, investigators believe the killers were planning an even bigger attack, using gas canisters. the police operation to find other members of the terror cell is one of the biggest in spain for more than a decade. and this evening, more details are emerging of the victims. like bruno gulotta, who was 35, from rome, on holiday with his wife and two young children. a little boy and girl, now left fatherless. and there are concerns forjulian cadman, who is seven, and thought to have dual australian and british nationality. he hasn't been seen since the attack. the spanish are resilient people. 2a hours after the blood—letting, this is las ramblas. where a few hours ago, bodies lay, now there are flowers. and, on the boulevard where the white van eventually crashed, there is a shrine. so many have told us life must go on, that the terrorists will never win.

but lives have been changed here forever. so, as we have heard, what at first looked like an improvised attack now looks like part of something more ambitious, involving a wider network. our security correspondent gordon corera looks at where the investigation will go. the day before the attack in the city, an explosion ripped through this house, in a small town south of barcelona. at first, it was reported to have been a gas leak, some kind of accident. but now, police say those inside may have been preparing a bomb using gas cylinders, before something went wrong. police suspect they were building an explosive device large enough to be carried in a truck to target the city. but something went wrong in the bomb factory, killing some of those inside. now, without a bomb, and knowing the explosion might put police on their trail, the cell decided they had to act fast. at least one member went to las ramblas in a hired van,

and struck the pedestrians on thursday afternoon, fleeing the scene. that evening another van, perhaps used as a getaway vehicle, was found in a town north of barcelona. in the early hours of friday morning, the cell made another attempt to kill before they were hunted down, again using what they could, a car driven at people in cambrils, like las ramblas, a place packed with tourists. but the car overturned and the men inside, some wearing fake suicide vests, were shot by police before they could attack more people with knives. it is suspected that moussa oukabir, who may have been the driver of the van in las ramblas, might have been one of those killed here. what looked yesterday like perhaps a lone individual, inspired by extremist ideology, driving down the streets here at las ramblas, now looks like perhaps just the remnants of a larger, more ambitious plot. there certainly may be questions about whether there were any tip—offs, or whether more could have been done to protect all the people here.

but there also may be a sense that spain may have narrowly missed out on something even worse. these are some of the members of the cell. it is thought to have been more than a dozen—strong, unusually large. so—called islamic state said they were what it called its soldiers. that doesn't always mean there was a direct connection with the group, but one terrorism expert told me that he suspected someone provided this group of relatively young local man with expertise. he's 17 years old, so he had no driving licence. very young. other two are 18 and 20, i think, and 22. they were preparing a big, big bomb in that house. so i think somebody with more experience, and maybe better

guidance, can organise a cell like this. and that might be a link to so—called islamic state in iraq or syria? in my opinion, this will be discovered in the next days. the authorities are still hunting for more members of the network and they will be urgently trying to establish just how big this cell was, and trying to understand why, given its size, it wasn't spotted earlier. president trump has fired one of his top advisers, his controversial chief strategist steve bannon. he was part of donald trump's inner circle, and was behind the election campaign which won him the presidency. critics have accused him of having ties to white supremacists. our washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. to be the most controversial character in a crisis—ridden white house was no mean feat. but steve bannon may just have managed it. now, though, after months of tension among the president's staff, he is gone. all sounds very amicable.

but, throughout, steve bannon was at loggerheads with many of his colleagues. he came from a background of running a news agency which became a mouthpiece for the far—right. it is widely acknowledged he played a huge role in the strategy that got president trump elected, based on a platform of nationalism and a sentiment of taking back the country. he's going to continue to press his agenda. and, as economic conditions get better, as morejobs get better, they're going to continue to fight. if you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day — every day it's going to be a fight. the violence at a far—right rally in charlottesville brought back into focus accusations steve bannon, the president's chief strategist, had white—nationalist sympathies,

concerns that were dismissed just days ago by donald trump. i like him, he's a good man. he's not a racist, i can tell you that. he's a good person. he actually get a very unfair press in that regard. send in steve bannon. on a late—night comedy show, steve bannon was portrayed as a dangerous, shadowy figure, but also the real brains behind the trump operation. 0k, donald. that's enough fun for tonight. can i have my desk back? yes, of course, mr president. i'll go sit at my desk. something that is not likely to have pleased the president. this photograph of donald trump's close aides was taken just a few days into his presidency. less than seven months later, he has lost his national security