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are continuing the bbc‘s live coverage of the terror attack in spain, where a van has driven into crowds, killing at least 13 people. let s recap what we know. this happened in barcelona in the north east of spain. in fact, if i ta ke north east of spain. in fact, if i take you closer into the city, you can see that we have highlighted exactly where the attack occurred. las ramblas is the city s famous tourist hotspot area. a white van mounted the pavement and drove into pedestrians. 13 people have been killed and more than 50 others have been injured. according to police, the van entered the famous street from the north side. let s see if i can bring this up for you. it came in on the north side of las ramblas. and it went at some speed down the strip, coming to a halt about halfway down. to give you an idea of just how busy this area usually is, we have a photo from yesterday showing it is packed, it is extremely popular with tourists. police confirmed on twitter th ....
fa ct, in the north east of spain, and in fact, if i take you into the city, we can show you the area involved. those of you who have been there will know that las ramblas is a real tourist hotspot, always very busy. a white van mounted the pavement and drove into pedestrians. we believe 13 have been killed, more than 50 others injured. according to police, this is how it happened. the van entered an area at the top of the strip from the north side and careered down at speed coming to about halfway down the strip of las ramblas. to give you an idea of how busy this area always is, here is a picture from its just yesterday. packed with residents and tourists. on twitter they have confirmed they have arrested one person. they ve also said that despite the reports that so frightened people in the city over the last few hours, there are no other gunmen in a bar and no hostage situation. another fact we can bring you that that we can bring you this man rented the van in ....
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so just and in cumbria west is best today. sojust a and in cumbria west is best today. so just a couple of weather watchers showing those beautifully sunny pictures. and where the sun is shining it is around 11 degrees for the contrast that with just three degrees at the moment on the east coast. that is because the cold air has arrived, this weather front giving wintry outbreaks. behind that is high pressure and an easterly wind. subfor is high pressure and an easterly wind. sub for the rest of the week the cold air is with us. we will find that sleeping west right the way across into northern ireland. at the moment we have some sunshine, further east it is grey. damp as well in a few places with just some drizzly showers. a little bit of sleet over the pennines and the grampians. some goods spells of sunshine in northern ireland and the west of scotland in contrast. through this evening and overnight temperatures fall away once again where we have those clear skies. i ....