this is bbc news. our top stories: police in the spanish region of catalonia say a key suspects is confirmed dead. moussa oukabir, the man at the wheel of the van as it deliberately rammed into crowds of pedestrians in the heart of the city. hundreds of candles now mark the spot where the attack took place. president trump fires his chief strategist steve bannon, removed from his role. a mass burial in sierra leone. more than 460 are dead. and britain says goodbye to sir

bruce forsyth. hello and welcome to bbc world news. police in spain believe the suspect in the terror attacks had been planning something much bigger. 1a people have died and more than 130 have been injured. we are in the heart of the city. more than 100 people injured following those two terror attacks. the first of our reports looks at the attacks on those caught up in the horror. 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 now 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, like, restaurants and bars, and just, like, 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. they there were kids everywhere, and people shouting. like, that... i can't seem to kind of 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, then 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. as we've heard, initial thoughts at the beginning was that what happened here was improvised, a spontaneous attack. now police believe it was pa rt attack. now police believe it was part of something more ambitious. we look at the police investigation. 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 0ukabir, 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 men 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. we will be talking to gordon in a

couple of minutes. after a terrible date of the security forces, some news that this 17—year—old youth, moussa 0ukabir, was himself killed in an incident here hours later when six people died. five of them were young jihad is booked they won't rest easy. 0k, thank you. let us talk to our security correspondent, gordon pereira, who is with me. the police will be incredibly concerned about the ambitions that these terror suspects had in relation to

the kind of plot that they were hatching here. the fact the authorities have identified some of those at cambrils are suggesting they are getting their arms around they are getting their arms around the nature of this cell but the fact how close they came to something much more serious about knowing that that will really worry them. it appears they knew nothing about this relatively large group building a bomb not far from here relatively large group building a bomb not farfrom here in barcelona and it was only because that bomb went off accidentally that the men then turned to what we call low—tech terrorism and it is the fact the authorities were not on to them, they did not know about this large group of people that were worried going forward, as much as the terrible carnage that some of them did carry out gordon, thank you. before we go, i should give you a bit of travel advice. a quick message from the airports and airlines to you if you are travelling to barcelona. british airways and easyjet say customers

due to fly in and out of the city here in the coming days are being offered the chance to bring forward 01’ offered the chance to bring forward or postpone theirjourney. so do check with the airlines. police in finland say two people have been killed and at least seven others injured in a stabbing attack in the south—western city of turku. a young man has been arrested, and is thought to be the only suspect. the authorities say they are reinforcing security at border crossings and across the country. eyewitnesses say the man began the series of attacks in the city centre, and then ran to a nearby square to stab other victims, before being shot by police. president trump has fired one of his top advisers — the 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 mr bannon of having ties to white supremacists.

0ur washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. to be the most controversial character in a crisis—ridden white house was no mean feat, but steve bannon mayjust 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 is 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 is 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. 0n the late—night comedy shows, 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 adviser, his press secretary, his chief of staff, and now his chief strategist, which may leave donald trump looking a lonely figure. but steve bannon‘s dismissal is a victory for those wanting to remove the extreme elements surrounding their president. but it will take a lot to convince many this will lead to a better—functioning white house. the film director roman polanski has lost his latest bid to have a sexual assault case against him dismissed so he can return to the us. a court in los angeles refused permission, despite support from the victim, samantha geimer. she was 13 when the incident took place, forty years ago. mr polanski fled the us after pleading guilty to statutory rape. this week a third woman said she was sexually molested by him when she was sixteen.

stay with us on bbc news. celebrating black britain — actors, politicians, musicians all part of a new exhibition heading to the national portrait gallery in london. leucopenia washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last 1ten days, 500 have died. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope,

"so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in barcelona say three of the suspects in thursday's terror attack are now confirmed dead. they include the 17 year—old thought to have been the van driver. and president trump has fired his chief strategist, steve bannon, the former head of the rightwing news website breitbart. one of british television's biggest and best loved stars, sir bruce forsyth, has died at the age of 89. the prime minister and the biggest names in british show business have paid tribute to the man whose career began “11942 when he was just 1a. he continued to work for more than 70 years,

most recently in the bbc‘s smash hit, strictly come dancing. 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 light 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 at the top, in our business — that's a bit of a record. one key part of the palladium formula was game show, beat the clock. the comic chaos, the rapport with the public — he was a natural. 0ver there. the bit of paper, bit of paper, come on! that's it, that's it, you've won! nice to see you, to see you... audience: 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.

oh, you don't? my name's phyl with a y. phyl with a y? alright, 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. be like the generation game, all right? you're never quite prepared for the end, are you? of course, he was such a remarkable, iconic figure. none more remarkable and iconic 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!# more than 460 people are now confirmed to have

died in the landslide and flooding that hit sierra leone's capital, freetown, according to the red cross. around 600 are still missing. the bbc‘s martin patience reports from freetown. the lush green hills of freetown dominate the city. but they can be deadly when it rains. volunteer rescue teams are sifting through debris. we took away two dead bodies. 0ne gentleman and a lady, this colourful lady. and there's also another dead body inside that we need these logs to be removed before we can access those dead bodies. but we don't have the equipment to cut off these logs so we can access this. so the body's just going to rot, then?

yes, it's going to rot, yes. this neighbourhood was once home to dozens of families. it's lunch time now. mothers would be cooking, children would be coming home from school. it's now been completely wiped out. tempers are fraying. not enough aid is getting through. translation: we've got no drinking water. 0ur well is contaminated. we think there may be body parts in it. a mass burial took place yesterday to prevent an outbreak of cholera. hundreds are still missing. for those that survived, there's no comfort, just grief. kadiatu kamara lost both parents. she doesn't know how she'll provide for her children. translation: we need help.

the government needs to support us. we need housing, we need help to start up our businesses again. many are too young to know what they've lost. martin patience, bbc news, freetown. they're some of britain's most successful black musicians, actors, sports stars, politicians, and now their pictures will be put on display at the national portrait gallery, in london, to celebrate black britain. chi chi izundu reports. 37 faces of the most influential names in the black british community. for the first time, a collection will feature in a major new exhibition at the national portrait gallery. it's the gallery's biggest acquisition of afro—caribbean portraits.

photographer simon frederick originally took the pictures for a bbc two documentary, black is the new black, but donated the whole portfolio to the gallery. i kept reading newspaper saying that we were a failing community. but then in those very same newspapers, the media seeing us as, you know, leaders. in fashion, in sport, in music, industry. i just felt that it was time to tell a different story. science, politics, music and business, just some of the industries that those who sat for these portraits represent. with a list of more than 750 names, simon is hoping that this collection isjust the beginning. the images include line of duty star thandie newton, the new editor in chief of british vogue, edward enninful, and singer laura mvula. i think probably one of my favourite

shots is this one of sir trevor. an honour is how dj and presenter trevor nelson feels about being part of it. i didn't realise how seismic it was until i'd actually visited here a few years ago, my first visit here, to be fair. the magnitude of the place is ridiculous. and as for the man behind the camera, will he be part of the exhibition? i don't know, maybe one day it would be nice to have my picture in here as well. chi chi izundu, bbc news. he can get in touch on twitter. -- you. that is the latest. we are looking ahead

to the weekend weather prospects. let's delve into the weather menu and see what's on offer. we will all get decent spells of sunshine this weekend, but it won't be completely dry. a few showers and maybe more persistent rain into the west later on sunday. this is how the pressure chart looks. low pressure comes in. this weather front will move into western scotland during saturday, bringing a lot of the cloud to start the day across north—western areas. gusty winds and a fair number of showers. not the most promising start. away from that, wales and south—west england probably with the sunny skies first thing. patchy cloud across eastern areas of england, breaking up quickly with sunshine. we are all going to see sunshine during the day on saturday. there will be showers around, but there will be larger spaces between the showers. the highest chance of showers across scotland. elsewhere, showers are hit and miss in nature. lengthy spells in the day that stay dry.

the rich are wise, still no great shakes. similar to friday. noticeably warmer in scotland, especially in the north—east. for the cricket at edgbaston there's a small chance a passing shower, but most of the day will stay dry. the wind is continuing to lighten into the evening. that's true across most of the country. winds for lighter through the night—time. temperatures 12—13 degrees. for the second half of the weekend, want to show you this fronts to the west. they contain the remnants of hurricane gert, which died down sometime on friday. on friday, increasing cloud coming into the west. on sunday, increasing cloud coming into the west. there could be hill fog patches. outbreaks of drizzle for wales and south—west england. becoming increasingly humid.

even with the sunshine it will feel warm and oppressive. in northern ireland it could get a spell of rain. for much of the north and east of the uk it is dry, with further spells of sunshine. then for some of us things will warm up next week. the dividing line is this weather front and it will bring some fairly heavy rain. probably northern ireland, where scotland, north—west wales will be at risk of some of that. the warming trend continues on tuesday. it looks like some of us may have found some are. that's the weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: police in the spanish region of catalonia say three of the suspects in thursday's terror attack are now confirmed dead. moussa 0ukabir, one of five men killed in a police raid on friday. the men were reportedly planning bigger atrocities using explosives. steve bannon has joined

bigger atrocities using explosives. steve bannon hasjoined a growing list of casualties from the white house being fired from his role as chief strategist. each helped shape the america first message of donald trump and is returning to his role with the right—wing website breitbart. more than 460 people are 110w breitbart. more than 460 people are now confirmed to have died in the sierra leone mudslide. the mass burial has taken place with rising fears of an outbreak of cholera. more on those stories later but now it is time for click.