this is bbc world news. our top stories... venezuela's president nicolas maduro says he's survived an assasination attempt involving explosive drones he was addressing a military parade when the alleged attack occurred. he escaped without injury but officials say that seven soldiers were. hughes unexpectedly interrupted. all eyes looked up, seeking out the sources of the two loud bangs. seto and precision formation, the national guard had been listening to their leader. look to the right of their leader. look to the right of the screen. after the explosions there is a stampede to recover. it is claimed that two drones exploded

above the source of the panic. president maduro called it an attempt on his life. i have no doubt that everything points to the right. the venezuelan alt—right are in cahoots with the colombian altar rate. the colombian president is behind this attack. colombia denies any involvement. which in occasions minister has blamed someone for the attack. so much remains unclear. there are suggestions the drones we re there are suggestions the drones were shot down before getting their target. soldiers and t—shirts have claimed they were behind it. the venice reason leader has been —— venezuelan leader has been called despicable. president mature adeline

—— president maduro's is claiming to monitoring the situation closely. liam fox — the international trade secretary — says ‘no deal‘ is the most likely outcome for the uk in brexit negotiations. but downing street insist the government can get a good deal. is this the furthest cabinet minister has gone in terms of predicting up possible nor deal brexit? without a doubt. the bank of england has even raised the spectre of another deal brexit. none of them have suggested that as the most likely outcome. liam fox told the sunday times today that the chances

of another deal brexit are at 60 to 40. of another deal brexit are at 60 to a0. downing street has moved to distance itself from that. they say that it remains confident that the government will negotiate a good deal. downing street may not be happy with his language. his point is on message. jeremy hunt has been in france and austria talking about the risk of an ordeal by accident. pa rt the risk of an ordeal by accident. part of the government's strategy is to persuade european leaders not only that there is a realistic prospect of an ordeal but that it would be as bad for economies across the country tree as it would be for britain. the blaze in the algarve has been

blazing for two days now. two people have been reported in hospital. the government is publishing new plans for an organ donation in england. they say 700 lives could be saved each year. herfamily her family thought nothing of it. when healey was 32, she had a brain haemorrhage. doctors pronounced dead and asked about the nation. we

walked healey to theatre, said goodbye and i kissed. i said go and save some lives. public support for organ donation is high. it is thought about 80% support the idea. in reality, only a tiny number of deaths are suitable. the government thinks changing the system to generate hundreds of extra transplants a year. the system for organ donation was overhauled ten yea rs organ donation was overhauled ten years ago, with some considerable success. years ago, with some considerable success. now, for the first time, within 5000 people had transplants in the uk over the last 12 months. last year, over 1500 people donated organs after the death. that is a record high. still there are over 6000 patients on waiting list for transplants. and a new system, all adults would automatically be considered donors unless the actively opt out. and last year,

more than half a million people across the uk have officially noted nations. 0nly wales has a system where people need to opt out. scotla nd where people need to opt out. scotland plans to introduce one too. northern ireland has rejected the idea. there isn't evidence this will deliver more organs. there is a fear. that this may change perception of the nation. rather being seen as a gift, it could be seen as the state taking organs. could this mean organs taken against the wishes of relatives? the government has said absolutely not. we are trying to make it easy for people to do this. it will make more organs available. we will never stop looking to see what else we can do to increase the supply of organs. carroll says she gets great comfort

from knowing her daughter's organs went on to help several people. from knowing her daughter's organs went on to help several peoplem isa went on to help several peoplem is a miracle that happened for six recipients and i wish them all the happiness. for more than 30 years, he was barry chuckle. there never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. their children tv show began in the

80s. the whole family was in showbiz. their dad was a comedian and their older brothers were also attacked. —— were also an act. tv stardom only came in the 80s with chuckle vision. good morning. 20 yea rs chuckle vision. good morning. 20 years on, their young fans had grown up years on, their young fans had grown up and one of them asked them to perform with them. 50 yea rs 50 years after their first tv success , 50 years after their first tv success, barry was filming a new series. his health was beginning to

feel though. his brother said they entertain, barry chuckle, who has died at the age of 73. this is bbc world news. our top stories... they say 700 lives could be saved each year.

let's return to news that england could have an opt—out system for organ donation within two years — under plans being published by the government. a similar system has been in place in wales since 2015, and scotland also has plans to introduce a scheme. currently, less than a0% of adults are on the nhs donor register. i'm joined now by fiona loud. policy director at kidney care uk, who's in our studio in birmingham. do you welcome these proposals? yes. every day, people are dying waiting on organs. we know that we could do more. we think that changing the law so more. we think that changing the law so that the presumption is that you become a donor unless you want to be is the right thing to do. it is not the only thing to do. it is very important this is accompanied by a

com plete important this is accompanied by a complete education programme which will educate children and the public so will educate children and the public so that they can all understand what the new rules are and what they mean. to understand that the opportunity exists. people can opt out. families can override a donation. we heard a fantastic story from healey and her mum. —— healey. 0rgan donation must have made it easier to know that she had done something amazing for other people. it has been suggested that it could save 700 lives a year. do you think thatis save 700 lives a year. do you think that is an accurate forecast?|j think that is an accurate forecast?” think that is an ambitious target. i think that is an ambitious target. i think it is something that could be achieved over many years. initially, we think it would be a smaller number than that. in england and

wales it has been slow but it has been steady. more lives will be saved and transformed by this amazing change. what would you say to people opposed to this? i would say that, ten years ago, a lot of changes were made to the system. we made an infrastructure and that needs to be grown. we want to improve and optimise organ donation. we haven't taken forward enough. that is the next thing to do. we believe we should be doing all those then is to improve the chances of organ donation. people don't like to talk about death and

dying. it is incredibly difficult. there are people who believe in organ donation but never get round to it. as this opt out scheme pretty common in other countries? we have talked about it being trialled in wales and possibly coming in in scotland. is that the pattern? other countries are starting to go that way. we've got the isle of man, jersey, countries like croatia and spain and belgium. they have introduced that system over years. the opt out system is accompanied by capacity and training with the system. there is also continues education programmes so that eve ryo ne education programmes so that everyone can understand. this must not be a tech box exercise. we want

to see more lives saved. detectives investigating the disappearance of a missing midwife in staffordshire have begun a murder investigation. police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday. a 32—year—old man, who was detained last sunday, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder, while two other men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body is yet to be formally identified. 0ur reporter simon ward has the latest. the discovery was made up this claim. the last time she was seen was on the 27th ofjuly. she worked

at the royal stoke hospital. she was seen at the royal stoke hospital. she was seen leaving that morning. later that day, staff raised the alarm when she did not turn up for her late shift. police have been investigating her disappearing since then. 0n the day disappeared, amanda's neighbours reported that they heard a scream. 0n amanda's neighbours reported that they heard a scream. on friday her sister made a public appeal for information. she said amanda was warm and generous with a great sense of humour. earlier this week, a 32 man was released and rearrested. he has been arrested on suspicion of murder. two other men have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. the greaser thanked the public for all the information so far. the headlines on bbc news... venezuela's president says he has survived an assasination attempt involving explosive drones.

several soldiers were injured. plans to make everyone in england a potential organ donor — unless they decide to opt out — are set out by the government today. liam fox — the international trade secretary — says ‘no deal‘ is the most likely outcome for the uk in brexit negotiations. but downing street insist the government can get a good deal. as we've been hearing, the veteran entertainer barry chuckle has died at the age of 73. he was half of the comedy duo the chuckle brothers. earlier we spoke to emma bullimore from the tv times about barry chuckle's life in entertainment. everyone loves them. they were on tv

for more than 20 years. they are pa rt for more than 20 years. they are part of so many people's childhoods. it looked like to be easy to throw together but it is a real skill, that kind of comedy. in the rye. . we enjoyed what they were doing and that came to the screen. everyone felt happy watching them. it's so sad to lose that. there was a real bond between them. there are four chuckle brothers. the other two have a double act. those two brothers seemed so close and poll said he had lost his colleague and his brother but his best friend too. it is really sad. for paul, it will be strange to perform alone. if you continues to work on tv, we do not know. they will always be remembered for their great timing. know. they will always be remembered fortheir great timing. it know. they will always be remembered for their great timing. it brings a smile to yourface. for their great timing. it brings a smile to your face. a long period at the top of their game. the key to

thatis the top of their game. the key to that is the enjoyed what they were doing. many people start in children's tv and see it as a stepping stone. they did not. the absolutely made an art form. the enjoyed what they were doing. they did not belittle it. they valued it and they worked hard at it. it paid off. scores of children fell in love with them. they are so iconic. they will not be forgotten. several thousand homes are without water in nottinghamshire this morning after a major pipe burst. it happened in the village of epperstone but is affecting large parts of the eastern side of the county. severn trent water says it's one of its biggest mains, meaning people may have no supply — or low pressure. tankers are bringing in extra water and bottled water is being delivered. police in london have launched a murder investigation after a man in his twenties was stabbed to death

in kingston—upon—thames last night. the man was found in cambridge gardens and was pronounced dead at the scene. officers are in the process of informing the man's family. no arrests have been made. the nhs has been threatened with legal action if it does not offer what are being called ‘equal‘ fertility services to tra nsgender patients before they start treatment. the drugs and hormones prescribed to patients can cause infertility. the equality and human rights commission says trans patients should have equal opportunities to store eggs or sperm, though a recent study of teenage girls with cancer found that they were not routinely offered the chance to freeze their eggs. an nhs spokesperson said the commission's criticism is ‘misplaced' and policy responsibility lies with ministers. the us first lady, melania trump, has expressed her support for the basketball star lebronjames, hours after her husband made insulting remarks about him on twitter. the player had said in an interview that mr trump was "divisive" and had "emboldened racists".

0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more. lebron james is without any doubt one of the biggest stars in american sports. when he recently signed for the la lakers, it made the headlines, but he's found himself in the news again because of his criticism of donald trump. on cnn, he accused the president of using sport to split the us apart, and it's not the first time he's spoken out against mr trump. i'm not going to let — while i have this platform — to let one individual, no matter the power, no matter the impact that he should have, or she should have, ever use sport as a platform to divide us. in an angry tweet, donald trump fired back at both the basketball star and the news network, saying: but lebron james but lebron james

has a surprising ally in this latest fight — mr trump's own wife. a statement by the first lady's spokeswoman said melania trump was impressed by lebronjames' work to do good things on behalf of the next generation. he has just opened a new school for at—risk students in his home—town in ohio. mrs trump made clear that she was open to the idea of going to visit it. i love you too, man, i really do. that's a sign of support for lebron james, even as he feuds with her husband. the russian foreign ministry says it has appointed the american actor steven seagal as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the united states. he was granted russian citizenship in 2016 and has previously praised president putin's policies.

the ministry said his new role is to help deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries the dissident chinese artist ai weiwei says the authorities in beijing have demolished his studio there. in a series of clips on instagram showing the former factory being torn down, ai says he was given no notice of the decision. the 66—year—old has lived in germany since leaving china in 2015. he is a strong critic of china's government. georgina smyth reports. as the studio was torn down, he said farewell. that is where he kept some of his most iconic work. workers boxed up what they could, but it wasn't possible to move everything before the demolition started. the

have to leave by the 15th of this month. police had come to an end. what they had not expected the wrecking machines. someone called me and said we must move out of the building within three days. i don't have the ability to move everything out in three days. outside, remnants of works over the years are left with a had been standing. he had used this place for 12 years. this is not the first time this has happened. another of his in shanghai was destroyed in 2011. he was also given no warning them. the artist was a fever rid of it chinese government but has become an outspoken critic and has paid the price. in 2011 he was detained —— detained for 81 days. he has since moved to berlin. it was not clear if

the destruction was targeting him directly. 30s have cleared large parts of the itching for development. given relations between the man who maybe china's most famous artist and the authorities, many will be asking why his studio and why now. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson (0s) britain's third on the track and the velodrome. spencer staged every other lap. she bided her time before surging away on the final lap. that adds to the gold that she won in the

tea m adds to the gold that she won in the team pursuit. laura kenny only returning to action and match. and sarah storey has just won her second gold medal at the para—cycling road world championships in italy. c5 won the c5 time trial on friday. they have been the story of the tournament, ireland's women beating all the odds to reach the hockey world cup final. it has been an incredible run from the second lowest side in the tournament, and the netherlands now lie in wait. it really is quite remarkable how far they have come on mr dement.

anything is a bonus now. what are their chances? no one is denying that ireland will start this match is massive underdogs. they are ranked 16th in the world and many of the players are part—time. there are going to be up against the defending champions who are going for an eighth title. what they lack in history, they will make up for in determination. did you ever think you'd be stood here talking about the irishwoman hockey team playing in the world cup final? no, never in my lifetime. it is incredible to be all to do that. talk to me about why this is such an incredible story. the girls are part—time and training super hard. they work full—time jobs. it is a long time coming. we had many years of trying to get here and they finally got here. they are

taking it and they are fried. they are already the surprise package of this year's turn it pop were their chances? absolutely not. they have the drive and passion. they have something inside them. this team has such a belief and there are going to go out there and enjoy it. they are excited to play the dutch. they are going to take that moment and see what happens. how difficult is it going to be for them to manage the nerves? i think they have been lucky enough that they have had a lot of fans here already. they played against england, who had home fans. i think they're going to be tautly fine. there are going to come out of snails and faces. what is the party going to be like back home in ireland? i think it is already started. everyone back home is

jumping on the bandwagon. clubs are opening early and pubs opening early to show the game. they cannot wait. we cannot wait. the match starts at a30. we cannot wait. the match starts at 430. thank you very much luck. we will be cheering on ireland. steven gerrard takes charge of rangers in the scottish premiership for the first time this afternoon — they're away to aberdeen. while the fa cup winners chelsea and the league champions manchester city face each other in the community shield at wembley later, ahead of the start of the premier league season next weekend. eden hazard was the match winner in that final against manchester united back in may — he's still with chelsea, despite plenty of talk about a move away from the club — but they do have a new man in charge, antonio conte replaced by maurizio sarri as manager. he has been brought in for the

second test against india. that is all from bbc sport centre. most of those will continue with the dry weather. this is the close has worked in from wheels across the midlands. it will tend to fade as we had through the afternoon. lot of sunshine for england wales. highs of up to 30 degrees. temperatures moral —— normalfor a degrees. temperatures moral —— normal for a scotland and degrees. temperatures moral —— normalfor a scotland and northern ireland. this evening rainwater and heavier for scotland and in particularly western areas. the will also be reined in nonviolence. there

isa dry also be reined in nonviolence. there is a dry nature england and wales. temperatures in london only slowly easing back to around 16 degrees. in the week ahead we start with hot dry and sunny. it will be more u nsettled, and sunny. it will be more unsettled, with rain later in the hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the president of venezuela says an attempt has been made on his life, using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televised speech in the capital, caracas. the president has blamed columbia.