this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled. but a massive manhunt continues for one key suspect. several members of thejihadist cell came from this small town in the pyrenees. a shocked community searches for answers. tens of thousands march in boston, in opposition to a planned right—wing rally. president trump applauds the protestors for standing up to bigotry and hate. and a british man injured while helping victims of finland's first terrorist attack insists he's "no hero." spain's interior minister says the terror cell behind the attacks there this week has been broken up. officials believe the cell

consisted of 12 young men, most of them moroccan nationals. one man, younes abu yaaquoub, is still at large. police searching for him say they believe he may have been the driver of the van which mowed down so many people on thursday in barcelona, killing 13 and injuring 130. from there, james reynolds reports. the king of spain, determined to show that barcelona has nothing to fear. symbols of rule from the capital, madrid, are not always welcome in this, the catalan region, but in the aftermath of thursday's attack, felipe vi is met with cheers. this footage from a museum security camera appears to show part of the assault on las ramblas. the attackers' van tears down the avenue. passers—by run for their lives.

the authorities say that they have now broken up the network responsible for the attacks in both barcelona and the coastal town of cambrils. at first investigators believed that one of the cambrils suspects, 17—year—old, moussa oukabir, was also the barcelona attacker, but now they are investigating the possibility that 22—year—old younes abouyaaqoub may have carried out the attack himself. he is currently at large. the authorities have announced greater security at spain's borders and also in places where tourists gather. the new measures come too late for andrew cadman, from britain and australia, he has flown in to find his 7—year—old son, julian. there is still no confirmed words on the boy's whereabouts or condition. these survivors told their stories to the queen and king, here on a tour of barcelona's hospitals.

translation: this violent, cowardly attack, this assassination that has killed and injured many people and has moved us all, will not defeat asked or our values. will not defeat us or our values. barcelona, for so long free from attacks, now has to rewrite its own history. the mayor has opened a book of condolence. "i came to express my sympathies with the victims," sergio martinez told me, "i also want to show that we are not afraid and that we will carry on." tonight, on las ramblas, the simple act of going out for a walk becomes a powerful symbol and this city finds itself following the rhythms of mourning and defiance so familiar to the rest of this continent. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. our security correspondent

gordon corera is also in barcelona — he has this assessment of the latest developments. is the interior iniesta said the country ‘s threat level was not going to be raised to the maximum level although they have put in place extra security in popular areas. he said the cell behind the attack had been absolutely dismantled but a few hours later, the local regional official, in catalonia, where they have sometimes a difficult relationship with madrid, said he could not be absolutely sure because there is a manhunt on the run and there are also unanswered questions. the instance, how did this all go undetected for years was make was because it was a small group of

young men from one town who radicalised each other and formed a close group which is the authorities did not know about all make were there links and expertise from abroad, perhaps from morocco or iraq and syria and so—called islamic state. that tonight is still an u na nswered state. that tonight is still an unanswered question. several of the men behind the attacks grew up in the small town of ripoll, north of barcelona. most were the children of moroccan immigrants. among them younes abuyaaqoub, now on the run, who as we've heard, may have driven the van in the barcelona attack. wyre davies, has been to ripoll, to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate box mountain town of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees, the last place you would expect as the breeding ground for a gang of radical islamist militants preparing to commit mayhem and murder. at least seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday.

they include moussa oukabir, said aallaa and mohamed hychami. all three were killed by police in cambrils, on friday morning. also from ripoll is younes abouyaaqoub, who is still on the run. at this small mosque in ripoll, where the boys and young men sometimes prayed, but were by no means the devout, community leaders were almost speechless, distraught by what has happened. "we did not really know the boys or what they were up to," says this man, who has been in charge of the mosque since the imam left, two months ago. "they sometimes came to pray," he says, "but if we'd known their plans we would have gone straight to the police." on the main road into town today, armed officers checking cars and lorries as spain hunts down all of those responsible for the attacks in barcelona and cambrils. although the spanish government says

the cell that carried out these attack has now been dismantled, little is actually known about this small group of young men, mainly of moroccan descent, who apparently became radicalised and planned their attacks in the most unlikely of places. in the last two days, several suspects and known associates of the attackers have been arrested. the former imam's home has been searched and no one left in ripoll, a town where everyone knows everyone, can quite believe it. at the beginning the people in ripoll were shocked, because in a big town, in a big city, it is easy to find isolated communities, but not in a place like ripoll, because most young people participate in many activities. a 22—year—old son of this town is currently the most wanted man in spain. after what he and the others are accused of doing, it will take ripoll

yea rs to recover. wyre davies, bbc news. and you can find further background information and analysis of the spanish terror attacks on our web site. the iraqi prime minister has announced the start of the ground operation to drive the islamic state group out of its last major urban stronghold in the country tal afar. waves of air strikes have been conducted against the city in recent weeks and it's been surrounded the iraqi army and militias. attempts by a far—right group to hold a rally in the us city of boston have been thwarted by a massive counter—demonstration. a small group of white nationalists were trying to hold what they called a "free speech rally". the protests followed last weekend's violence in virginia — when a young woman was killed by a car driven at a crowd of anti—racist demonstrators.

aleem maqbool reports from boston. crowd chanting: we can't hear you! it was a day of taunting america's far—right. this was their so—called "free speech rally" that after recent violence, many had been worried about. but this was the city's response — a massive counter protest of bostonians condemning hate—speech and racism. crawd chanting: the people united will never be defeated! crowd chanting: the people united will never be defeated! i am outraged. outraged. we have to make a difference. i can't believe in 2017 that we are still marching for rights. when faced with the option to stand and say what is right and wrong, i cannot sit home and keep my views to myself, when there is hate out there. they certainly have the right to speak but we also have the right to congregate and to show that we do not support what they have to say and i think

the numbers bear that out today. the two demonstrations — one outnumbering the other by many thousands — were kept apart to prevent trouble, but the far—right demonstrators, often wearing from trump hats, were unapologetic. i'm a racist. that defiance often angered those around. just one of those so—called free—speech protesters has just come out into the crowd and has had to be escorted by police through this very angry crowd, who have been chanting anti—racism and anti—trump slogans all day. the president has been underfire for failing to unequivocally condemn the far—right activists that protested in charleville, last week. even after a counter—demonstrator, heather heyer, was killed. today, donald trump tweeted... there were moments of tensions but,

on the whole, the day was peaceful. more about being a huge statement from people here that, whatever their president does, they will come out in their drove to condemn bigotry when they see it. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in boston. a british paramedic severely injured while trying to save the life of a woman stabbed in finland on friday has told the bbc he's not a hero. hassan zubier said he did his best and no more. i saw the severe injuries she had in her throat. i got hold of her artery, stopped the bleeding. but the man came back. he tried to stab me, i kicked him. he ran away. he came back. and then i felt like someone hitting me in the back. people screamed. i was trying to save her life.

two women died in what's being described as finland's first terrorist attack. police say the attacker, who was shot and then arrested is moroccan. four more moroccan men have been arrested and an international search warrant is out for a fifth. tom donkin has more. in the wake of the dual attacks in spain, another european community is coming to terms with the horror of terrorism. the city of turku, a business and cultural hub on the south—west coast of finland, is now calm with quiet remembrance. on friday afternoon, it was the scene of chaos. an 18—year—old man carrying a knife went on a frenzied attack in the city's main market square. the moroccan killed two people and injured eight others before police shot him in the leg and made the arrest. authorities have not released the identity of the attacker, who remains in hospital. police believe this was not a random act of violence on the innocent,

but a targeted attack on women. the two finnish victims were female as were six of the eight others injured. this is the first ever terror attack in finland's history. juha sipila is the first finnish leader who has had to respond to terrorism but his message was familiar. this is the first time we have a terrorist attack in finland. of course, the whole country is sorrowing the situation right now and we are looking for the future anyway, together. and we don't give up. while terrorism is new for finland, the authorities are asking the usual questions after an incident like this. did the attacker act alone, or was he part of a wider network? so far, four other moroccan men have been arrested in connection with the attack. an international search warrant is out for a fifth. so, while the interior ministry

says nationwide security is being stepped up, the country's flags are lowered to half—mast out of respect for the victims. but also, it will remind those here that despite a history of relative peace, terrorism is part of a new reality. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: ahead of america's total solar eclipse, we travel to the faroe islands to meet people who've experienced the phenomenon twice. 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 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: spain's government says the terror cell behind last week's attacks has been dismantled, but the hunt continues for a key suspect. tens of thousands of people have

taken to the streets of boston to protest against a far—right rally in the city. let's stay with that story. earlier, i spoke to rinaldo del gallo, who is a lawyer. he ran for the senate as a bernie sanders progressive, and he's fought for, amongst other things, transgender rights. he was due to speak at the free speech rally, and explained why he didn't. well, what happened, gavin, is the police basically did not allow me to approach the — the stage and speak. i went around, i went to every gate, i spoke to 20 or 30 police. i called 911, and they just i spoke to 20 or 30 police. i called 911, and theyjust wouldn't let me speak and may result in a lawsuit. the police did a good job and a bad job — the event kind of didn't really happen. i mean, a lot of the people that wanted to listen weren't allowed to listen, didn't get in, within the perimeter, and apparently a lot of the speakers were — were

locked out, and they basically couldn't be heard. they did a good job in basically keeping us alive. the antifa — what in england is called the anti—fascists — was very violent — and i say this as a guy on the left, as a guy that has sponsored legislation, what they call ‘safe city‘ legislation for immigrants — i‘m very pro—immigrant. but the antifa group was very, very bad — but the antifa group was very, very bad—i but the antifa group was very, very bad — i mean, they were shouting at me, they were calling me white trash. i was wearing a bernie sanders t—shirt, which i‘m holding right now. it was quite obvious, i was holding a — a sign for, you know, supporting minimum wage, it was quite obvious i was progressive but it was a very hostile crowd. sorry to interrupt, but counter—demonstrators were saying it

was giving a platform to racism and bigotry? well, what i believe is that you have to allow speech, even offensive speech, and i know in america we have a slightly different attitude. unless it presents a clear and present danger, whether it‘s a court issuing an injunction, or whether it‘s other people, basically, unless somebody is about to be violent, they should be allowed to speak, and that‘s one of the reasons why i was there. i‘m a strong believer in free expression in the first amendment. but what‘s. .. in the first amendment. but what's. .. neo-nazis in the first amendment. but what's... neo-nazis and in the first amendment. but what's. .. neo-nazis and some progressives like me. but what has been happening in charlottesville with tensions so high, was it a bad choice of location, a bad choice of time, to hold such a rally? choice of location, a bad choice of time, to hold such a rally7|j choice of location, a bad choice of time, to hold such a rally? i think the timing was unfortunate, but i think what has happened, just as conservatives have to denounce the alt—right, i think we progressives really need to decry against this —

these antifa people. they‘rejust too extreme and they‘re too violent. they were very violent towards me today, and they were not, you know — i think certainly the alt—right was very bad in charlottesville, but the antifa was pretty bad, as well. i mean, the best thing to do isjust have a counter—rally, and have it far away. don‘t try to engage and be violent — and that‘s exactly what they did. i think it‘s a mistake and i think it‘s gonna — in the end, it‘s gonna hurt progressives and i‘m worried about it. when you say worried about it. when you say worried about it. when you say worried about it, when you were being escorted away by police, or some of the speakers were being escorted away, they appear, some of them reported, to have been very fea rful them reported, to have been very fearful for them reported, to have been very fearfulfor their them reported, to have been very fearful for their lives — did them reported, to have been very fearfulfor their lives — did you feel that way? i was very afraid for my life. i basically think if i wasn‘t taken out in a paddy wagon, i wouldn‘t have lived through it. it became apparent that i was a speaker and then the antifa started yelling at me, belligerently as i said, "white trash, white trash, white

trash", and it was kind of obvious that if i went back in the crowd i would have been badly beaten — i believe i would have been — and possibly worse. they‘ve thrown acid in people‘s faces, they‘ve caused $100,000 of damage at berkeley, and i had every reason to believe that i would have been hurt. they have a history. the ecuadorian government has sent a strong warning to china about illegal fishing in waters around the galapagos archipelago, a marine reserve. officials say over 100 chinese—flagged boats have been identified in or near to the protected zone. one of the vessels was captured last week, carrying 300 tonnes of endangered sharks. the crew was arrested. sarah corker‘s report contains some graphic images. this is the chinese—flagged vessel suspected of fishing inside the galapagos islands marine reserve. on board there were 300 tons of fish. most of the catch was endangered sharks, including baby sharks and protected species

such as hammerheads. on saturday, ecuadorian officials sent this warning. translation: china has been asked to respond to this protest regarding the respect of our sovereignty and our exclusive economic zone, and of the conservation principles established in the un convention on the rights of the ocean. the 20 crew members are being held in custody, pending court proceedings. if found guilty, they could face up to three years in prison for environmental crimes. the islands are located in the eastern pacific ocean, more than 900 kilometres off the coast of south america. a unesco world heritage site, because of the diversity of plants and animals found there.

shark fin is considered a delicacy in chinese cuisine. they said that that fishing is wiping out endangered species and fuelling illegal trafficking. eclipse fever is taking hold, with people across the united states preparing for the total solar eclipse on monday. for some advice of what to expect, we‘ve spoken to people from the faroe islands, who experienced their own eclipse in 2015. dear america... people were shocked we did not watch the eclipse. we turned our backs. we looked at the landscape.

theere was a minute or so when it looked as if the mountain was on fire. i set a few go—pros in the chicken house and the animals were confused. they were going in their chicken house and falling asleep. and then the hen who came out minutes later looked around and made his sound like he does in the morning. our grandmother was living at... our grandmother was living at. . m our house, yes. in 1953. this was the year before. it was a little bit scary because we did not know what it was. it is very beautiful to see.

you will experience it just once in your country. it would be nice to have some family and friends over. just being with the family and trying to enjoy it. many people were at home to look at it. if i had a chance to do it again, my tip would be don‘t take any pictures. just enjoy it. it goes so fast. let the professionals take the pictures. remember to use your solar eclipse glasses because they will protect you from damaging your eyes, especiallyjust after the totality. your pupils open in the darkness. the first rays appearing over the

1110011 the first rays appearing over the moon will come straight into your eyes and you won't feel the pain until later. now one for the fans of the king of rock‘n‘roll. this is the ‘elvis of asia‘ competition in the philippines. 23 enthusiasts from across the continent put on their blue suede shoes, combed their sideburns, and shook their hips, all for the 40th anniversary of the death of elvis presley. the good—natured event was won by localjun espinosa, this is bbc news.

hello again. saturday was another day of sunshine and showers, with showers particularly frequent across more northern parts of the uk. in scotland, many of them were heavy and thundery. this is one of the clouds working across the skyline of argyll and bute, a big cumulonimbus cloud working into the scottish highlands. some beautiful pictures there out and about yesterday. a few showers left over across north—western scotland, for most, a dry start to day. these kind of temperatures first thing in the morning. our weather today is going to be influenced by this. hurricane gert a few days ago was satjust to the east of the united states, but since then it has been moving north, and it has been ripped apart by the strong winds of the jet stream. but the moist remains of gert are now racing across the atlantic tied in with this normal area of low pressure. sunday starts off for most of us as a much better day. dryer weather, a few showers around. more in the way of morning sunshine. in the afternoon, things clouding over a little bit. still some bright weather

for most of the uk. towards the south—west, it‘s a different story. through the afternoon, gradually seeing the cloud thickening up to bring outbreaks of rain. initially quite light and drizzly, similar in wales. later in the evening, the rain getting a bit heavier. for the midlands, eastern and northern areas of england, dry with some sunshine. probably clouding over across northern ireland as the afternoon progresses. in scotland, far fewer showers. dry weather and light winds, should feel pleasant when that sunshine comes out. sunday night seas the rain turn increasingly heavy. notjust across england and wales but also in northern ireland, later in the night we will see heavier rain arrive. along with this band of rain, turning quite murky with mist and hill fog patches developing too. rain tied in with this weather front. early in the week it will push north, taking some heavy bursts of rain with it, but allowing some warmer air into the south of the uk. the warmer air is behind this front. a cloudy start with some damp conditions and hill fog, it may stay wet in northern ireland

for a chunk of the day. heavy rain crossing into northern england, central and southern scotland too, but probably not reaching the far north of scotland. increasingly humid in the south. not much in the way of sunshine but temperatures still in the low 20s. although tuesday starts cloudy, if we do see some decent sunshine breaking through the cloud in the south of england, temperatures could reach around 27 celsius. so after weeks of looking for it, i‘ve finally found some warm august weather. this is bbc news, the headlines: the spanish government says the terror cell, behind the recent attacks there, has now been broken up. but a police manhunt continues for the driver of the van which killed 13 people in barcelona. spain‘s king and queen are to attend a special mass on sunday in honour of the victims. tens of thousands of people in the us city of boston have demonstrated against a rally by the far—right. the small turnout of supporters

for the right—wing "free—speech rally" had to be escorted away. police made a number of arrests after scuffles with what they called anti—police agitators. the iraqi prime minister has announced the start of the ground operation to drive the islamic state group out of its last major urban stronghold in the country, tal afar. waves of air strikes have been conducted against the city in recent weeks and it‘s been surrounded by the iraqi army and militias. coming up at 6 o clock breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley