:00:00. > :00:08.Don't forget, a first look at the papers over on the BBC News Channel.
:00:09. > :00:10.The police have described a gun attack in west Belfast
:00:11. > :00:16.A patrol car's bullet-proof glass saved two officers
:00:17. > :00:18.when they came under attack yesterday evening.
:00:19. > :00:23.It's believed the weapon used could have been an AK-47 assault rifle,
:00:24. > :00:24.previously used by dissident republicans.
:00:25. > :00:35.Last night, a police officer stared certain death in the face
:00:36. > :00:38.Two bullets smashed into the passenger side window of
:00:39. > :00:42.The vehicle was parked in Rossnareen Avenue just before
:00:43. > :00:45.seven o'clock last night as part of an ongoing investigation into
:00:46. > :00:50.The gunmen opened fire with a heavy calibre weapon,
:00:51. > :00:52.hitting the unmarked vehicle a number of times.
:00:53. > :00:54.The two policemen sitting inside this vehicle were badly shaken up
:00:55. > :01:02.But for the armour plating in the vehicle and the bullet-proof glass,
:01:03. > :01:05.they would have been badly injured or killed.
:01:06. > :01:08.The police believe up to eight shots were fired at the car,
:01:09. > :01:10.and other bullets may have missed their intended target.
:01:11. > :01:12.It was significant weaponry to bring into what is
:01:13. > :01:23.Lots of housing, people trying to go about their normal business,
:01:24. > :01:28.children walking about the street.
:01:29. > :01:34.People here, they don't want this kind of action
:01:35. > :01:38.They have made that very clear, and they are calling
:01:39. > :01:41.on anybody who is involved in this type of thing to desist.
:01:42. > :01:43.Last night's attempted murder attack also drew condemnation from
:01:44. > :01:45.the First Minister and Deputy First Minister at today's
:01:46. > :01:46.British Irish Council meeting in London.
:01:47. > :01:49.If anybody is so mindless that they think that by going out
:01:50. > :01:52.and attempting to kill two policemen that they are going to
:01:53. > :01:55.change the course of the Executive and Assembly, they really are fools.
:01:56. > :01:57.We are absolutely determined, we have an agreement,
:01:58. > :02:00.I believe the whole of the community in Northern Ireland
:02:01. > :02:05.and we will not be dragged back by these people.
:02:06. > :02:07.A stolen black BMW car believed to have been used
:02:08. > :02:11.by the gunmen was found abandoned and set on fire at Cluain Mor Drive
:02:12. > :02:13.in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast.
:02:14. > :02:20.Police are blaming dissident republicans for the shooting.
:02:21. > :02:25.The police are treating as a hate crime an arson attack
:02:26. > :02:30.Their car was destroyed and the house damaged.
:02:31. > :02:32.Two children were inside, along with their mother
:02:33. > :02:44.Community solidarity for a young mother, the victim of a deliberate
:02:45. > :02:49.attack on her family car and her home. The woman and her two children
:02:50. > :02:52.were asleep upstairs when the attack happened at around six o'clock this
:02:53. > :02:58.morning. Shortly afterwards she spoke to me and described what
:02:59. > :03:03.happened. My girls were sleeping in this room, I was sleeping in that
:03:04. > :03:09.other room. I opened the door and started to scream when I saw the big
:03:10. > :03:16.fire. I screamed, and my goals didn't know why. They got up from
:03:17. > :03:20.bed and also started screaming. I really had a hard time with my
:03:21. > :03:27.girls. She didn't have her husband at her side - key is in India
:03:28. > :03:39.tending his father's funeral today. Grief in India compound did buy an
:03:40. > :03:42.attack you're in Ireland. There are about 60 Indian families in and
:03:43. > :03:48.around this area. They have been here for ten to 15 years, and most
:03:49. > :03:53.work in local hospitals. They are either doctors or nurses. It is not
:03:54. > :03:57.like we came for a few years. We came to live here. Our children are
:03:58. > :04:11.born here, they go to schools and universities. The neighbours were
:04:12. > :04:16.also stunned. Shocked, disgusted. Out working every day, doing nobody
:04:17. > :04:22.any harm. Why in a body would target them, I don't know. For most local
:04:23. > :04:25.children, this was a normal morning heading to school. For the two
:04:26. > :04:34.children in this one, they were still being comforted at a
:04:35. > :04:36.neighbour's coast. -- neighbour's house.
:04:37. > :04:38.The Royal Children's Hospital in Belfast has had to cancel all
:04:39. > :04:41.planned elective surgery because of a higher number of admissions.
:04:42. > :04:44.The Belfast Trust says 12 beds in intensive care are near capacity,
:04:45. > :04:46.and a theatre recovery unit is being converted to facilitate more beds.
:04:47. > :04:49.The pressure is being blamed on an increase in cases of bronchiolitis,
:04:50. > :04:51.a respiratory condition which can develop into a serious
:04:52. > :04:57.Elective surgery will be reviewed daily.
:04:58. > :05:01.A senior PSNI officer has settled an alleged discrimination case.
:05:02. > :05:04.Will Kerr applied to become Deputy Chief Constable last year,
:05:05. > :05:15.The board says the case been settled on mutually acceptable terms.
:05:16. > :05:19.And will not now proceed to a hearing next week.
:05:20. > :05:22.The police in Bangor say they need the help of the public
:05:23. > :05:25.to catch those who attacked a community worker with a hammer.
:05:26. > :05:27.The victim has thanked people who have supported him
:05:28. > :05:29.following the assault, which he believes may have involved the UDA.
:05:30. > :05:45.He is back at work and he is not backing down. Aaron McMahon and his
:05:46. > :05:48.family have been overwhelmed by support since Wednesday night's
:05:49. > :05:54.attack. He says he was targeted after criticising paramilitaries,
:05:55. > :06:05.but he won't stop his community work and he won't be leaving anger. It we
:06:06. > :06:17.can work, what does that tell the young people? Accept Euro rock?
:06:18. > :06:25.Who was behind this attack? I believe a member of the UDA. Muscles
:06:26. > :06:31.have been flexed the over flags and bonfires for some time. People have
:06:32. > :06:36.been coming into this community from an outside area, a faction of the
:06:37. > :06:45.UDA who have been trying to intimidate this community. Sam White
:06:46. > :06:51.works for a restorative Justice group. He has condemned Wednesday
:06:52. > :06:56.night's attack. The UDA are being blamed. What do you say? From
:06:57. > :07:01.speaking to individuals and community workers, this is
:07:02. > :07:06.completely untrue. That organisation had no part to play in that
:07:07. > :07:10.whatsoever. The other question being asked today was whether police and
:07:11. > :07:16.politicians could have done more to resolve the tension in the town. We
:07:17. > :07:24.have had numerous meetings with the council, the PSNI. I myself as an --
:07:25. > :07:32.have numerous e-mails trying to organise meetings. The police are
:07:33. > :07:37.out there daily, on the streets every day, we are patrolling this
:07:38. > :07:42.district. We are protecting the community, keeping people safe,
:07:43. > :07:46.bringing people to justice. Aaron McMahon says he has heard it all
:07:47. > :07:53.before, but he hopes by speaking out at this time more will be done.
:07:54. > :07:55.Rugby, and Ulster lost to Leinster in the Pro12 tonight
:07:56. > :07:59.in a gruelling match at the RDS in Dublin.
:08:00. > :08:01.The only try came from the home side,
:08:02. > :08:06.in the latter stages of the first half.
:08:07. > :08:07.Ulster kept battling and had possession
:08:08. > :08:10.for almost the last three minutes of the game
:08:11. > :08:17.in a search for the equalising score, but it was to no avail.
:08:18. > :08:20.Now, finally, onto the weather prospects
:08:21. > :08:32.Today's unsettled weather stays with us through the weekend. Double
:08:33. > :08:39.pressure continues to bring in busting wind and outbreaks of rain,
:08:40. > :08:42.especially on Saturday. Temperatures close to freezing. Some of the
:08:43. > :08:45.scattered showers tonight will be following athlete and snow,
:08:46. > :08:53.especially for high ground, maybe the touch for low-level areas but it
:08:54. > :08:56.will not lie. It stays quite cold. Gusty winds continuing to Britain.
:08:57. > :09:03.Outbreaks of rain from the morning, so we wet start to the weekend. It
:09:04. > :09:11.will last through most of the day. For West areas of Britain, cloudy,
:09:12. > :09:15.eastern areas better sunshine, but it will cloud over quickly. Cold
:09:16. > :09:20.feeling for many areas tomorrow with a westerly winds and outbreaks of
:09:21. > :09:23.rain. Northern Ireland looking at highs of setting, maybe 8 degrees.
:09:24. > :09:30.Factoring in the wind and rain, it will feel at you degrees colder than
:09:31. > :09:35.that. Sunday will be a better picture. It won't be completely dry.
:09:36. > :09:39.There will be outbreaks of rain, but perhaps glimmers of sunshine as
:09:40. > :09:47.well. Eight or 9 degrees are high on Sunday. Wind making it feel a bit
:09:48. > :09:52.colder out and about. Into next week and the beginning of December, no
:09:53. > :09:54.settled spell in the forecast just yet.
:09:55. > :09:56.And that's it from us until 5:50 tomorrow evening.
:09:57. > :10:00.In the meantime, you can keep up to date with news online
:10:01. > :10:04.From all of us here on BBC Newsline, goodnight and have a great weekend.