:00:12. > :00:16.A mother from Cheltenham is campaigning for a change in the laws
:00:17. > :00:17.surrounding organ donation - after her daughter had
:00:18. > :00:21.Kerry Smith says it made her realise there was a shortage of donors.
:00:22. > :00:27.She wants England to adopt the Welsh system,
:00:28. > :00:30.where it's assumed everyone has given consent, unless they opt out.
:00:31. > :00:37.15-year-old Megan Carson from Cheltenham fell ill last year
:00:38. > :00:40.Luckily, she had a liver transplant within two months.
:00:41. > :00:42.But that anxious wait made her family aware
:00:43. > :00:45.of a shortage of donors, one they think would be improved
:00:46. > :00:51.if England adopted the Welsh system of presumed consent.
:00:52. > :00:53.Well, one person can donate several organs,
:00:54. > :00:56.and I think that presumed consent can help so much more
:00:57. > :01:01.than just opting in, because not enough people opt in.
:01:02. > :01:03.Presumed consent would enable everybody
:01:04. > :01:08.I still believe they should have the choice and they can
:01:09. > :01:11.opt out if they need to, but it would ease the decisions
:01:12. > :01:15.that their upset relatives need to make at that time.
:01:16. > :01:18.Kerry Smith is canvassing politicians for a change
:01:19. > :01:24.In its first year, it has led to an increase in transplants.
:01:25. > :01:27.People we spoke to here are in favour.
:01:28. > :01:31.If we did, like, adapt to it, then it should be more advertised
:01:32. > :01:33.on the fact that you can opt out if you want to.
:01:34. > :01:37.I wouldn't mind my organs going, but I just don't have a donor card.
:01:38. > :01:39.There are those, though, who worry about presumed consent -
:01:40. > :01:44.the thought the state in some way owns your organs, and might death be
:01:45. > :01:48.hastened if an organ was needed by someone else?
:01:49. > :01:53.But a leading medical philosopher in the West says it is worth
:01:54. > :01:58.remembering that you are more likely to need an organ than be a donor.
:01:59. > :02:02.We emphasise the donor's perspective, another equally
:02:03. > :02:07.important question is, would you want to have an organ
:02:08. > :02:10.available to you if you were in a situation where you needed one,
:02:11. > :02:14.The Department of Health in England says it has no plans
:02:15. > :02:16.to introduce an opt-out system, but it is watching developments
:02:17. > :02:19.in Wales, where the UK as a whole has one of the lowest rates
:02:20. > :02:28.A device, believed to be from World War Two, has been found
:02:29. > :02:32.It's thought it may have been a Spigot Mortar.
:02:33. > :02:40.Because of its size, a 1,500m exclusion zone was put
:02:41. > :02:45.in place and residents were advised to stay in doors.
:02:46. > :02:48.The final beams were put into place today for
:02:49. > :02:51.a new bridge for MetroBus - going over the Portbury freight
:02:52. > :02:53.line near Winterstoke Road in South Bristol.
:02:54. > :02:55.Completion of the bridge has been called a milestone.
:02:56. > :02:57.It'll mean the MetroBus can avoid congestion on the Winterstoke Road
:02:58. > :03:03.The scheme, which has been criticised for the intensive
:03:04. > :03:10.roadworks needed and the amount it's cost, is due to open in the Autumn.
:03:11. > :03:12.Staff caring for an injured swan that was shot with a crossbow have
:03:13. > :03:14.told us they're pleased with his progress this weekend.
:03:15. > :03:17.George was found on Cheltenham's Pittville Lake with a bolt
:03:18. > :03:22.But these recent pictures show he's already standing on his own.
:03:23. > :03:25.Vale Wildlife Hospital is watching his recovery closely
:03:26. > :03:29.before attempting to operate on his eye.
:03:30. > :03:32.And around 500 amateur singers and musicians pulled off
:03:33. > :03:38.The challenge was to learn a concert-full of music,
:03:39. > :03:43.Then this morning they all met for the first time to rehearse
:03:44. > :03:46.and there was a full performance at the end of the day.
:03:47. > :03:48.The audience made donations to Cancer Research UK.
:03:49. > :03:50.Now in its eighth year, the Scratch Orchestra challenge has
:03:51. > :04:05.raised tens of thousands for the charity.
:04:06. > :04:09.Now let's have a look at the weather forecast
:04:10. > :04:19.at the start of a new week - here's Emily.
:04:20. > :04:20.Hello, we're continuing with unsettled but also some milder
:04:21. > :04:23.weather through the week ahead but tonight, still some
:04:24. > :04:25.patchy light rain and drizzle for a time.
:04:26. > :04:27.Also a lot of cloud, mist and fog forming
:04:28. > :04:32.Temperatures tonight no lower than between 6-9.
:04:33. > :04:35.So a mild start tomorrow but also quite misty
:04:36. > :04:37.and murky for Monday morning and through the day tomorrow.
:04:38. > :04:39.Further outbreaks of rain will spread in from the west.
:04:40. > :04:41.Very mild, though for the time of year.
:04:42. > :04:42.Temperatures tomorrow afternoon up to 12.
:04:43. > :04:45.Tuesday looks similar - mild, cloudy with rain at times.
:04:46. > :04:47.Some dry and brighter weather on Wednesday,
:04:48. > :04:54.We're back with you in the morning in Breakfast News.
:04:55. > :05:15.Good evening. Very soggy down south today. A wash-out of the day for
:05:16. > :05:20.some of us. Scotland, northern parts of England, had sunshine. It's going
:05:21. > :05:24.to be cold. Already is. This is what is heading our way for the week
:05:25. > :05:30.ahead. We need our brollies out and it'll turn Wendy later in the week.
:05:31. > :05:33.The rain is clearing. I wouldn't say necessarily particularly drying out
:05:34. > :05:38.after this rain band boost towards the east, it'll stay damp but cloudy
:05:39. > :05:43.and murky in the north. Maybe freezing fog in places. It will be
:05:44. > :05:48.cold in the glands of Scotland. It could be down to -10 degrees, it's
:05:49. > :05:54.already about -5 or 6 degrees right now. Monday we've got another band
:05:55. > :05:59.of rain heading our way. Most of the West Country, Wales, spots into
:06:00. > :06:00.Northern Ireland. Most of southern England overcast with some rain.
:06:01. > :06:01.Looks