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:00:10. > :00:11.This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor.

:00:12. > :00:14.A car has crashed into a crowd of people in south Belfast, injuring

:00:15. > :00:21.We've just received these pictures from the scene of the incident

:00:22. > :00:24.which happened at the junction of Apollo Road and Falcon Road just

:00:25. > :00:27.off the Boucher Road at around half past eight tonight.

:00:28. > :00:28.The emergency services are still there.

:00:29. > :00:30.The Ambulance Service says four males and two females are

:00:31. > :00:33.among those injured and are being treated for a combination

:00:34. > :00:42.A man in his twenties has been arrested.

:00:43. > :00:45.A High Court judge has ruled that the grounds for an abortion in

:00:46. > :00:47.Northern Ireland should be extended and that as it stands the law

:00:48. > :00:53.Under current legislation a termination is only permitted

:00:54. > :00:56.if the pregnancy jeopardises the life of the mother or would have

:00:57. > :00:59.a long term impact on her mental or physical health.

:01:00. > :01:10.Our reporter David Maxwell was in the court...

:01:11. > :01:17.Sarah Ewart's situation brought the abortion laws into sharp focus. A

:01:18. > :01:21.scan showed her baby had a fatal foetal knock abnormality and she

:01:22. > :01:26.travelled to England for a termination. She could not legally

:01:27. > :01:29.have one here. That prompted a public consultation on abortion. The

:01:30. > :01:34.Department of Justice propose that fatal foetal abnormality be included

:01:35. > :01:37.in the limited circumstances where abortions can take place. The

:01:38. > :01:40.Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission took a judicial review

:01:41. > :01:45.saying that the department did not go far enough. It wanted to include

:01:46. > :01:49.pregnancies that result from rape or incest as well. In his ruling the

:01:50. > :01:53.judge concluded that the law as it stands reaches the human rights of

:01:54. > :02:18.women whose babies could not survive outside the womb and those who are

:02:19. > :02:20.pregnant as a result of a sex crime. Sarah Ewart's mother was in court.

:02:21. > :02:23.Probably for a lot of women like Sarah it is not polite but sheer

:02:24. > :02:26.belief that they are going to get the medical help at long last and

:02:27. > :02:28.they can move on with their families. Just have the right

:02:29. > :02:30.medical treatment that they need. The Department of Justice has

:02:31. > :02:32.recognised that in cases of foetal abnormality they want to bring

:02:33. > :02:35.forward legislation. They had canvassed the issue on sexual crimes

:02:36. > :02:37.but decided not to. It is not a big step for them now to decide on the

:02:38. > :02:39.site -- circumstances of the judgment to legislate for the

:02:40. > :02:42.victims of sexual crimes. These women are victims but we cannot make

:02:43. > :02:45.a victim out of the numbered child by destroying its life. We must

:02:46. > :02:50.provide care and support for those women, destroying an unborn child in

:02:51. > :02:54.these circumstances is still wrong. Some say the assembly should have

:02:55. > :02:58.privacy in these matters, point addressed by the High Court judge.

:02:59. > :03:02.Mr justice Horner said that given the Northern Ireland Executive is

:03:03. > :03:17.unlikely to address this matter in the foreseeable future and given

:03:18. > :03:19.that Northern Ireland citizens are entitled to have their rights

:03:20. > :03:22.protected by the courts, there was a need for a change to the law as it

:03:23. > :03:24.stands. This ruling marks a considerable step towards a

:03:25. > :03:26.relaxation of abortion laws relating to sexual crimes and fatal foetal

:03:27. > :03:28.abnormality but it will take a further court hearing in two weeks'

:03:29. > :03:31.time to determine if the new legislation is required.

:03:32. > :03:34.And there'll be more discussion on the issue of abortion on

:03:35. > :03:36.Good Morning Ulster tomorrow - that's on BBC Radio Ulster starting

:03:37. > :03:42.Two men have been shot in the legs in west Belfast.

:03:43. > :03:44.The shooting was inside a pigeon club at

:03:45. > :03:46.Two masked men burst into the building

:03:47. > :03:58.It's understood they're both in a stable condition in hospital.

:03:59. > :04:04.I am very surprised that these men have been shot today inside a bar

:04:05. > :04:07.where people were working and socialising, trying to get a bar

:04:08. > :04:12.where people were working and socialising, trying to get another

:04:13. > :04:17.daily an attack on the two men and on the community as well, where

:04:18. > :04:19.people are instilling fear and I think it is wrong.

:04:20. > :04:21.The victims of a racist hate crime say they've been overwhelmed

:04:22. > :04:26.A mother and her two children were in the house in Antrim

:04:27. > :04:29.Her husband was in India attending his father's funeral.

:04:30. > :04:39.Home with his wife after her life and the lives of their two young

:04:40. > :04:45.children were threatened during Friday's early-morning arson attack.

:04:46. > :04:49.He was 5000 miles away, attending the funeral of his father in India.

:04:50. > :04:54.The family car was destroyed and the side of the house was badly damaged.

:04:55. > :05:04.I am still in shock. I just came back last night. I felt really down.

:05:05. > :05:10.What my wife and children went through, it is really bad. Really

:05:11. > :05:15.bad experience. The children aged eight and ten are still traumatised

:05:16. > :05:20.by what happened. Still they are in shock. They are getting up at

:05:21. > :05:24.night, they have had a nightmare, it is scary, scary dreams, they are

:05:25. > :05:29.seen them at night and they are calling me at night-time. There are

:05:30. > :05:33.still in shock. Since the attack, thousands of pounds has been raised

:05:34. > :05:36.by a fund to replace the burned-out car. The family appreciate the

:05:37. > :05:50.generosity, but say that those A new law is to go through

:05:51. > :05:53.the Assembly to reduce bullying costs be covered by their insurance

:05:54. > :05:56.policy. The Education Minister hopes it

:05:57. > :05:59.will come into effect next year. As our

:06:00. > :06:00.Education Correspondent Robbie Meredith reports, the legislation

:06:01. > :06:05.will require schools to do more. For these pupils at this time we

:06:06. > :06:08.school in Newton Arms, school is a place of learning, safety and

:06:09. > :06:11.friendship. We have a number of systems in place in the school that

:06:12. > :06:15.we employ to protect the children. Foremost is the use of a buddy

:06:16. > :06:20.system where we have the peas seven children come down and they play

:06:21. > :06:24.with the younger children and they highlight any issues or problems

:06:25. > :06:28.that are rising so that we can get is nipped in the bud. Studies show

:06:29. > :06:51.that around a third of schoolchildren in Northern will have

:06:52. > :06:53.experience billion. The due Bill tries to tackle that by providing a

:06:54. > :06:55.legal definition of bullying, it requires schools to record all

:06:56. > :06:57.incidents and makes boards of governors responsible for

:06:58. > :07:00.anti-bullying policy. It is a positive move in terms of all the

:07:01. > :07:02.schools will be singing from the same hymn sheet. The provision has

:07:03. > :07:04.been variable. An earlier consultation said that was little

:07:05. > :07:06.legal basis for a school to get involved in allegations of

:07:07. > :07:08.cyberbullying outside school. This expert thinks that is correct.

:07:09. > :07:11.Cyberbullying, although growing, is not the most common form of

:07:12. > :07:15.bullying. The most recent statistics from the Department show that you

:07:16. > :07:20.are four times more likely to be verbally bullied than cyber

:07:21. > :07:25.bullied. That is not to play down the importance of cyberbullying, but

:07:26. > :07:45.it is important that we keep things in perspective. While unfortunately

:07:46. > :07:48.it is not a problem that is ever likely to be totally conquered, the

:07:49. > :07:49.aim of the new laws is to give as much more comprehensive

:07:50. > :07:50.understanding of the scale of bullying in our schools. Ultimately,

:07:51. > :07:51.better prevention and more tears. Father Gerry Reynolds - who played

:07:52. > :07:54.key roles in cross community work Fr Reynolds was deeply committed

:07:55. > :07:58.to brokering peace and passed away He was a Redemptorist priest

:07:59. > :08:06.at Clonard Monastery in west He was the man who worked at

:08:07. > :08:09.grassroots, he was the man who worked with the travelling

:08:10. > :08:14.community, who went out to Maghaberry Prison and worked with

:08:15. > :08:17.the prisoners and spent hours and hours in cornered monastery

:08:18. > :08:25.listening to the joys and the hopes of the people.

:08:26. > :08:31.The weather forecast with Cecilia Daly.

:08:32. > :08:39.We're looking at a changeable Wake, tomorrow a complete reversal after

:08:40. > :08:43.the cold weather today. It will be much milder for the start of

:08:44. > :08:47.December and December is the start of the meteorological season of

:08:48. > :08:52.winter. It will get colder later in the way, particularly on Thursday

:08:53. > :08:58.with frost and ice. Julie at the moment, but becoming mired as the

:08:59. > :09:04.rain pushes them. Some rain, heavy and the winds will pick up and wet

:09:05. > :09:07.start for Tuesday with the possibility of localised flooding

:09:08. > :09:11.tomorrow morning. The rain will move away quickly by the middle of the

:09:12. > :09:15.morning, it has eased off and it will be drier, some dry spells

:09:16. > :09:19.through the rest of the day, still quite blustery. Across Scotland and

:09:20. > :09:26.parts of northern England, rain will fall as snow, icy conditions as

:09:27. > :09:29.well, but milder area pushing in. Lots of cloud, brief bits of

:09:30. > :09:34.brightness and still bits and pieces of rain but it will be somewhat

:09:35. > :09:39.drier compared to the morning. Not a bad afternoon, some dry gaps around,

:09:40. > :09:43.particularly in the east and south. A complete contrast to today,

:09:44. > :09:48.despite the blustery wind. It is still miles initially on Wednesday

:09:49. > :09:53.but as the early dampness moves away, we will see cooler are moving

:09:54. > :09:55.in, cold night on Wednesday, a sharp frost on Thursday morning, sunshine

:09:56. > :10:00.on Thursday before the rain is back Our next BBC Newsline is

:10:01. > :10:04.at six twenty five in the morning