A seven-year-old British boy, Julian Cadman, has been named as one of the 13 people killed when a van ploughed into crowds on Las Ramblas in Barcelona on Thursday.
Julian's mother Jumarie, known as Jom, was injured in the attack and is in a serious but stable condition in a hospital in the city. His father and grandmother have arrived in Spain from their homes in Australia.
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