welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the key suspect in the barcelona terror attack is confirmed dead. moussa oukabir was one of five men killed in a police raid — it's thought he deliberately drove into crowds of pedestrians. after 2a hours of violence, spain stops to remember the dead — crowds chanting "we are not afraid"." another departure from team trump: steve bannon — the white house's controversial chief strategist — is removed from his role. nice to see you. to see you nice. and king of saturday night tv for seventy years. britain says goodbye to sir bruce forsyth. police in spain say they believe the suspects in the two terror

attacks carried out in barcelona and cambrils had been planning something much bigger. 1a people have died and more than 130 have been injured. my colleague clive myrie is in barcelona. we are in the heart of the city, huge investigation looking into the depths of 1a huge investigation looking into the depths 01:14 people in more than 100 injured following those two terror attacks. the first of our reports looks at the attacks and 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. 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 have heard, initial thoughts at the beginning was that it was improvised and spontaneous but now police believe it was something more ambitious. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera looks 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. gordon corera reporting there, we will talk to him later. we will go to our correspondent in the town of cambrils. some news that the

17—year—old youth moussa 0ukabir, who is believed to have been responsible for the attack in barcelona, was himself killed in a terrible incident just barcelona, was himself killed in a terrible incidentjust hours later when six people died. five of those we re when six people died. five of those were young jihadis who drive their car into spectators and emerged with what appeared to be viable explosive vests, brandishing knives and sending people scattering. they were shot dead on the spot but not before they fatally stabbed a middle—aged woman. despite the return of tourists and locals and the shops reopening, until the police catch everybody responsible for these atrocities and the planning, the security forces here won't rest easy. thank you very much. it is talk to gordon. 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 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 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 or postpone theirjourney. so do check with the airlines.

you can find further background information on our website. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: police in finland say two people have been killed, and at least seven others injured in a stabbing attack in the city of turku. a man has been arrested, after being shot by the police. security has been tightened nationwide. police said they were still trying to establish the motives behind the attack, but the interior minister likened it to the assaults in barcelona. more than 460 people have died in sierra leone. around 600 people are

still missing. the mayor of charlottesville — where an anti—racist protestor was killed last weekend — has called for a special session of virginia's legislature to determine the fate of confederate monuments. a statue of the civil war general, robert e lee became the focal point of huge protests in the town. an attempt by roman polanski to get the historical sexual assault case against him dropped, has been dismissed by a judge in los angeles. the film director admitted having sex with a 13 year—old girl in 1977 but fled the united states before sentencing. the judge rejected the latest attempt despite support from his victim, samantha geimer. donald trump's controversial chief strategist, steve bannon, has been sacked. he was influential in the president's election campaign — but criticised for his ties to the far—right. mr bannon has now returned to his role as head of the right—wing website, breitbart news. 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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. paying tribute to a tv legend. sir bruce forsyth has died at the age of 89. 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. 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 seventeen year old thought to have been the van driver. and president trump has fired his chief strategist steve bannon, the former head of the right wing news website breitbart. paul farhi is a media reporter with the washington post in hot springs, virginia. thanks forjoining us today. the statement says it was mutually agreed, but one senses there was a lot more to this? quite a lot more. there were a lot of factions in this white house. steve bannon led one of those factions. the rivalries were a bit too much for the new chief of staff john kelly and something had to give an steve bannon is what gave. bannonism isn't going to disappear

entirely from the white house, is it? there's still a fraction that he brought in. sebastian balk is one of the policy advisers. he brought in another from. —— breitbart. the policy advisers. he brought in anotherfrom. —— breitbart. they are the anti— globalist faction, the wind that steve bannon brought him when hejoined the campaign wind that steve bannon brought him when he joined the campaign about a year ago. but it is substantially weakened now. without steve bannon, who was a big figure, this gives the upper hand to what the bannonites would call the globalists, ivanka trump, gary kushner, but one of the economic advisers. they now have the upper hand. steve bannon has been more 01’ upper hand. steve bannon has been more or less banished. there is this theory doing the rounds that he was

effectively dismissed because of an interview he gave to an american prospect, saying he didn't think there would be a military solution 01’ there would be a military solution or there should be a military solution in north korea and a p pa re ntly solution in north korea and apparently that hugely angered the president. is that what you have heard as well? i think that's the last straw. 0ne heard as well? i think that's the last straw. one of the things about president trump is he doesn't like to have anyone taking credit, he doesn't like anyone to be sharing the spotlight with him. steve bannon was ina the spotlight with him. steve bannon was in a book byjoshua greene, a bestseller in america, in which he claims credit for the victory of president trump in november and i think that rankled president trump far more than this interview, which was in some way a suicide mission. he was kind of ceding the ground for his next move. we appreciate your time. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

the death toll from wednesday's landslide in the north—east of the democratic republic of congo is expected to rise above 200. most of the dead are from a fishing community on lake albert. local officials say the figure is based on the number of households buried after heavy rains caused parts of a nearby mountain to collapse. the controversial new government in venezuela has voted to assume the powers of the opposition led congress. it was the brainchild of nicolas maduro and was promoted as an attempt to end political unrest, but it appears only to have entrenched divisions further. kenya's opposition coalition has mounted a legal challenge to the results of the presidential election in the country's supreme court. the coalition leader, raila 0dinga, said his coalition had gathered concrete evidence of what he described as "massive irregularities". international observers described the re—election of uhuru kenyatta as free and fair. 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 in 1942 when he was just 14. 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. 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!# didn't he do well? sir bruce forsyth, who has died at the age of 89. just a reminder of our top story, spanish police say the key suspect in barcelona's van attack was killed in the subsequent shootout in the resort of cambrils. he was thought to be at the wheel of the van that ploughed into a crowd at las ramblas. he escaped and together with four others mounted a second attack, killing one person. all five assailants were then shot dead by police. 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. quite a gusty wind 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. temperature wise, still no great shakes. similar to friday. noticeably warmer across scotland, especially in the north—east. it was a miserable day yesterday. for the cricket at edgbaston there's a small chance a passing shower, but essentially most of the day will stay dry. the winds are continuing to lighten into the evening. that's true across most of the country. winds continue to fall lighter through the night—time. temperatures 12—13 degrees. for the second half of the weekend, i want to show you these fronts to the west. they contain the remnants of hurricane gert, which died down sometime on friday. on sunday, we'll see increasing cloud coming into the west. that'll be quite low, so there could be hill fog patches. outbreaks of drizzle for wales and south—west england. becoming increasingly humid.

even despite the sunshine it will still feel warm and oppressive. in northern ireland we could see a spell of rain. for much of the north and east of the uk, it's dry, with further spells of sunshine. then for some of us things will warm up next week. the dividing line between the cooler air to the north and the south 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. that warming trend continues on tuesday. so, after weeks of looking for it, it looks like some of us may have found summer. that's the weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: the key suspect in the barcelona terror attack is confirmed dead. moussa 0ukabir, thought to have deliberately driven into crowds of pedestrians, was one of five men killed in a police raid on friday. they were reportedly

planning bigger atrocities using explosives. steve bannon has joined a growing list of casualties from the white house, being fired from his role as chief strategist. bannon, who helped shape the ‘america first‘ message of mr trump's election campaign, is returning to his role with the right—wing website breitbart. 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. a mass burial has taken place amid rising fears of an outbreak of cholera. around 600 people are still missing.