:00:16. > :00:21.Campaigners welcome a landmark High Court ruling
:00:22. > :00:31.which could pave the way for a relaxation of abortion laws.
:00:32. > :00:40.It's not polite but just sheer relief that they will get the
:00:41. > :00:43.medical -- delight. They can move on with their families and have the
:00:44. > :00:47.right medical treatment that they should have had from the outset.
:00:48. > :00:49.But where does today's case leave doctors, nurses and women
:00:50. > :00:53.The Antrim family targeted in a racist attack thank the local
:00:54. > :00:57.A new law is put forward by the Education Minister to reduce
:00:58. > :01:03.We look back at the memories of President Clinton's first
:01:04. > :01:06.historic visit to Northern Ireland - 20 years ago today.
:01:07. > :01:08.Crossmaglen are crowned Ulster Club Gaelic Football
:01:09. > :01:15.And tomorrow, as we officially move into the
:01:16. > :01:17.meteorological season of winter, temperatures are on the rise.
:01:18. > :01:33.First, to that ruling by the High Court on abortion.
:01:34. > :01:38.The law preventing certain pregnancies being terminated
:01:39. > :01:40.breaches human rights. A judicial review has found that
:01:41. > :01:42.the grounds for a termination should be extended
:01:43. > :01:45.in Northern Ireland - that it should be allowed in cases of fatal foetal
:01:46. > :01:48.abnormality or where pregnancies are Currently, abortions are only
:01:49. > :01:52.permitted here where a pregnancy jeopardises the life of the mother,
:01:53. > :01:55.or would have a long-term impact The judicial review was taken
:01:56. > :02:01.by the Human Rights Commission Our reporter David Maxwell was
:02:02. > :02:17.in the court. Situation of Sarah Ewart brought
:02:18. > :02:23.Northern Ireland's abortion laws into sharper focus. A scan showed
:02:24. > :02:31.her child had fatal fatal abnormality. There was a public
:02:32. > :02:35.consultation on abortion. The Department of Justice proposed that
:02:36. > :02:38.fatal foetal abnormality -- abnormality was allowed into
:02:39. > :02:43.situations where abortion should take place. There was a judicial
:02:44. > :02:47.review saying that the department did not go far enough. It wanted to
:02:48. > :02:52.include pregnancies that resulted from rape and incest as well. The
:02:53. > :02:56.judge ruled that the law as it stands breaches the human rights of
:02:57. > :03:05.women whose babies could not survive outside the womb or that was caused
:03:06. > :03:13.by rape or a sex crime. For a Labour government like Sarah, is not
:03:14. > :03:16.delight but sheer relief. They have the right medical treatment that
:03:17. > :03:26.they need and should have had from the outset. They have recognised
:03:27. > :03:30.that in the cases of fatal fatal abnormality, they had canvassed the
:03:31. > :03:35.issue and decided not to. It is not a big step for them now to decide in
:03:36. > :03:40.the circumstances of this judgment to actually legislate for the
:03:41. > :03:45.victims of sexual crimes. These women are victims but we cannot make
:03:46. > :03:53.a victim out of the on-board child. We must provide care and support. --
:03:54. > :03:56.unborn child. It is still wrong. Some say the Assembly should have
:03:57. > :04:01.privacy in this matter is still wrong. Some say the Assembly should
:04:02. > :04:05.have privacy in this Horner said that given the executive is unlikely
:04:06. > :04:12.to address the matter in the personal future and given that they
:04:13. > :04:15.are entitled to have their rights protected by the courts, there was
:04:16. > :04:23.even need to change the law as it stands. This is a considerable step
:04:24. > :04:28.in the relaxation of the laws. But it will take a further court hearing
:04:29. > :04:32.in two weeks' time to determine if the legislation is required.
:04:33. > :04:34.The Department of Justice has now been given six
:04:35. > :04:37.weeks to decide if it wants to appeal the High Court's decision.
:04:38. > :04:40.And next month, the Court will sit again to determine
:04:41. > :04:48.Andy West has been teasing out what today's ruling might mean legally.
:04:49. > :04:52.While the politicians and legal experts work out what this morning's
:04:53. > :04:58.ruling means for the law, doctors and midwives are working out what it
:04:59. > :05:09.My understanding is that because the Department of Justice has six weeks
:05:10. > :05:13.to appeal that although the judge proposal is to amend the law, women
:05:14. > :05:19.who find themselves pregnant with a baby with a fatal anomaly at this
:05:20. > :05:23.point, nothing will have changed. If they are of a mind to have the
:05:24. > :05:26.pregnancy terminated they will still have to travel to England.
:05:27. > :05:29.But in theory, women here do now have a right to
:05:30. > :05:31.demand, by law, an abortion if they're pregnant after a sexual
:05:32. > :05:35.crime, or if they're carrying a baby with fatal foetal abnormalities.
:05:36. > :05:44.Some legal experts say this. If a woman was in that unfortunate
:05:45. > :05:47.position and she went to a local hospital, she may have to bring
:05:48. > :05:55.proceedings to Tyneside. That could be done in an emergency. Your
:05:56. > :06:00.interpretation and is that legislation allowed to be brought
:06:01. > :06:07.down? I think it is likely. There will be discussions as to where the
:06:08. > :06:08.current legislation can be read in relation to these rights, but I
:06:09. > :06:11.don't think that is very likely. The Justice Minister, David Ford,
:06:12. > :06:13.described today's judgement as "lengthy, and complex and would
:06:14. > :06:19.require careful consideration." However, he said,
:06:20. > :06:21."One of the conclusions reached by "the Court appears to align with
:06:22. > :06:23.my policy proposal to amend "the law to provide for abortion in
:06:24. > :06:37.cases of fatal foetal abnormality." The Department of Health is yet to
:06:38. > :06:41.give the response except to say it is waiting for guidance from the
:06:42. > :06:47.departments of Justice. The Attorney General said... That he was
:06:48. > :06:48.profoundly disappointed by the decision and is considering grounds
:06:49. > :06:51.for appeal. The legal affairs expert
:06:52. > :06:55.Joshua Rozenburg is in London. Next month, the judge will see
:06:56. > :06:58.if today's ruling can be applied In the interim,
:06:59. > :07:01.where does that leave a woman who, for example, has been raped,
:07:02. > :07:12.and who wants a termination? This judgment does not change the
:07:13. > :07:22.law. Judges in the United Kingdom have no power to overturn
:07:23. > :07:28.legislation like that in 1961, where the mother's life is in danger. That
:07:29. > :07:33.woman would still be at life -- risk of life imprisonment and so would
:07:34. > :07:38.the doctor. It would be very risky indeed to have an abortion in those
:07:39. > :07:41.circumstances now. If it is decided that the current abortion law is not
:07:42. > :07:48.compatible with human rights law, do we then need new legislation in the
:07:49. > :07:53.Assembly and can the court compelled the legislators in the Assembly to
:07:54. > :07:58.make that? Court cannot compel the Assembly to do anything. It is a
:07:59. > :08:01.matter for the executive in Northern Ireland to decide weather it wants
:08:02. > :08:10.to change the law or not. If the judge makes a declaration of income
:08:11. > :08:13.from -- incompatibility, that opens an opportunity for the Assembly to
:08:14. > :08:18.put in place a fast-track procedure to change the law but it is up to
:08:19. > :08:23.the politicians and ultimately the Assembly to decide. The only other
:08:24. > :08:27.thing that a judge can do next month is to read down the legislation to
:08:28. > :08:33.interpret the existing legislation. He hinted at that. If he decides to
:08:34. > :08:37.do that having heard further legal argument, that might help mothers in
:08:38. > :08:41.the circumstances we are talking about with a fatal foetal
:08:42. > :08:45.abnormality or if it has been the result of sexual crime. But the
:08:46. > :08:48.judge suggested was the decision to prosecute a woman in those
:08:49. > :08:53.circumstances might be an abuse of the law but we might have to just --
:08:54. > :08:55.he might decide whether to read it down in this way, next month. Thank
:08:56. > :08:57.you. Two men have been shot
:08:58. > :09:00.in the legs in west Belfast. The attack happened
:09:01. > :09:03.at a pigeon club in Iveagh Street Both men are
:09:04. > :09:07.in a stable condition in hospital. The victims of a racist hate crime
:09:08. > :09:10.say they've been overwhelmed A mother and her two children were
:09:11. > :09:16.in the house in Antrim Her husband was in India
:09:17. > :09:21.attending his father's funeral. Home with his wife after her life,
:09:22. > :09:28.and the lives of their two young children,
:09:29. > :09:31.were threatened following an early James Philip was 5000 miles away,
:09:32. > :09:36.attending the funeral of his father in India, when the
:09:37. > :09:40.family car was destroyed and the What my wife
:09:41. > :09:54.and children went through - Their children -
:09:55. > :10:01.aged ten and eight - are still At night time, nightmares, saying,
:10:02. > :10:15."Mummy, Mummy." Since the attack on Friday,
:10:16. > :10:20.thousands of pounds has been raised by a fund
:10:21. > :10:24.to replace the burnt out car. The family appreciate
:10:25. > :10:28.the generosity, but say those costs will be covered
:10:29. > :10:34.by their insurance policy. Pork from Northern Ireland has been
:10:35. > :10:36.provisionally approved It's a massive market,
:10:37. > :10:44.and the exports be worth Our Agriculture and Environment
:10:45. > :10:49.Correspondent, Conor Macauley, explains what difference that will
:10:50. > :10:59.make to the local industry. It's taken several years but
:11:00. > :11:04.Northern Ireland will soon be able to send its sport direct to China.
:11:05. > :11:12.The country has a huge population and they are a big consumers of pig
:11:13. > :11:16.meat. -- pork. There will not necessarily be the expansion to meet
:11:17. > :11:22.the demand because we are sending what people here want it, in
:11:23. > :11:27.particular of the offal, heads and trotters. Brian and Roger Johnson
:11:28. > :11:34.run a pig farm in County Tyrone. They send 150 pigs slaughtered every
:11:35. > :11:39.week. They help manage a pig co-op and knows the industry well. Some
:11:40. > :11:42.people at the market are very affluent but generally the public
:11:43. > :11:48.want and they will only be using the by-products. The balance of the
:11:49. > :11:52.carcass but it won't drive a huge demand for the primal cuts within
:11:53. > :11:56.that purpose. That means the processors will get more for each
:11:57. > :12:00.pig because they will soon be able to send the by-products direct to
:12:01. > :12:03.China. That should mean a better price performance as they share in
:12:04. > :12:10.the additional value. It is good news for it is sector that does not
:12:11. > :12:16.get EU subsidies. The pigs on the Johnson farm and appeared in
:12:17. > :12:20.Cookstown. It is the biggest processor we have, slaughtering
:12:21. > :12:25.23,000 pigs a week. It already supplies all the big supermarkets.
:12:26. > :12:29.They Cookstown brand and their own label products. Chinese inspectors
:12:30. > :12:36.spent several days here assessing the plant. They have invested
:12:37. > :12:39.?400,000 to meet the specification demand. They have some work to do.
:12:40. > :12:44.They expect a 10% uplift in turnover. About six containers a
:12:45. > :12:51.week for Northern Ireland is about nine containers a week, maybe about
:12:52. > :12:58.12,000 tonnes. Significant volume. Each year. It will also mean that
:12:59. > :13:01.local plants will be on the same footing as competitors in Britain
:13:02. > :13:04.and the Republic of Ireland which can already exported to China.
:13:05. > :13:08.The Education Minister has brought forward a new law to
:13:09. > :13:12.He hopes it will come into force before
:13:13. > :13:16.As our Education Correspondent, Robbie Meredith, reports,
:13:17. > :13:19.the legislation will require schools to do more to tackle a problem that
:13:20. > :13:24.For these pupils at Castle Gardens Primary
:13:25. > :13:30.in Newtownards, school is a place of learning, safety and friendship.
:13:31. > :13:38.We have a number of systems in place in school that we employ to protect
:13:39. > :13:44.the children. Foremost is the use of the body system in school. DP seven
:13:45. > :13:46.children, nominated, come and play with the younger children and
:13:47. > :13:50.highlight any problems or issues that arise so we can get those
:13:51. > :13:53.problems nipped in the bud. But studies show around a third
:13:54. > :13:55.of school children in Northern Ireland will have recently
:13:56. > :13:57.experienced bullying. The new bill tries to tackle that
:13:58. > :13:59.by providing... It requires schools to record all
:14:00. > :14:02.bullying incidents And makes Boards of Governors
:14:03. > :14:15.responsible I find it is a very positive move in
:14:16. > :14:17.terms of all schools singing from the same hymn sheet. The provision
:14:18. > :14:19.has been variable I think. An earlier consultation on
:14:20. > :14:21.the law said there was little legal basis for a school to get involved
:14:22. > :14:35.in allegations of cyber-bullying Cyber bullying, although growing, it
:14:36. > :14:38.is not the most common form of bullying in schools here. The most
:14:39. > :14:42.recent statistics which show that you are four times more likely to be
:14:43. > :14:47.verbally bullied than cyber bullied. That is not to play down the
:14:48. > :14:49.importance of cyber bullying but I think it is very important that we
:14:50. > :14:51.keep things in perspective. While, unfortunately, it's not
:14:52. > :14:53.a problem which will ever totally be conquered, the new laws should
:14:54. > :14:56.give us a much more comprehensive picture of the scale of bullying
:14:57. > :14:59.in our schools, and ultimately The Redemptorist priest was based at
:15:00. > :15:25.Clonard Monastery in west Belfast. As a Catholic priest, Fr Gerry
:15:26. > :15:29.Reynolds could have stayed in the background with his congregation in
:15:30. > :15:36.the cornered monastery in West Belfast. But he was a man of action
:15:37. > :15:42.as well as prayer. He was instrumental in opening up a
:15:43. > :15:46.dialogue between opposing sides. Politicians have praised his quiet
:15:47. > :15:48.diplomacy and said he was forever working to make peace. Sinn Fein
:15:49. > :15:55.president Gerry Adams described him as a champion of the peace process.
:15:56. > :16:00.If former Presbyterian Moderator was annoyed -- awarded a peace prize
:16:01. > :16:06.with him. Although he was born in the south, he adopted the north and
:16:07. > :16:09.he made cornered his home and he made people of the Falls Road and
:16:10. > :16:16.the Shankill Road his friends. He felt things. He felt for people who
:16:17. > :16:20.went through the troubles. It was painful for him to think about the
:16:21. > :16:25.troubles but also to understand why it was happening. Fr Gerry Reynolds
:16:26. > :16:30.had been busy with ecumenical and pastoral issues even in the final
:16:31. > :16:35.few weeks of his life. News of his death came as a shock to
:16:36. > :16:40.parishioners. He will be well missed. He has done a lot for
:16:41. > :16:50.Northern Ireland peace. I am very sorry to hear. He was a great man.
:16:51. > :16:57.He was imperturbable. He was the man who worked at grassroots. He worked
:16:58. > :17:04.with the travelling community and worked with prisoners and spent
:17:05. > :17:09.hours listening to the joys and the hopes of the people. He was 82 and
:17:10. > :17:17.died in hospital this morning after a short illness.
:17:18. > :17:25.As a result of the peace process, we had the first visit by a serving US
:17:26. > :17:26.President Northern Ireland 20 years ago today. Mark since and looks
:17:27. > :17:27.back. And so will everyone who was
:17:28. > :17:46.at Belfast City Hall. This day that Hillary and I have had
:17:47. > :17:52.here in Belfast, and in Derry and Londonderry County, will long be
:17:53. > :18:00.with us as one of the most remarkable days of our lives. When
:18:01. > :18:04.she came in, we were all very nervous because it is a group of
:18:05. > :18:12.ordinary woman. She soon put people at ease over a cup of tea. She was
:18:13. > :18:17.very homely and down to earth. We test -- be under estimated the
:18:18. > :18:21.impact of the time. It was the final push in the peace process. People
:18:22. > :18:28.were desperate for change. It was huge and I don't think we realised
:18:29. > :18:33.that at the time. I hope to date with the news of new peace talks and
:18:34. > :18:45.the visit to Maggie's by the President that this will usher in a
:18:46. > :18:54.new era. I had to do that speech. Make it. Just a part of history for
:18:55. > :19:07.Northern Ireland. 15 minutes of fame! There was music there in the
:19:08. > :19:21.dairy air. Like a language that we all could understand -- Derry. I
:19:22. > :19:26.found it very emotional. To sing the town I love so well in the town I
:19:27. > :19:30.love so well with the president of the United States was one of the
:19:31. > :19:39.most heart-warming memories of my entire life. In the town I love so
:19:40. > :19:43.well. There have of course been other presidential visits since, but
:19:44. > :19:49.it is this first visit which people will remember most. 20 years and it
:19:50. > :19:52.is gone in a flash. There is a familiar name
:19:53. > :19:55.on the cup after the By their own high standards,
:19:56. > :19:59.Crossmaglen Rangers have had a barren couple of years,
:20:00. > :20:02.but the Armagh side are provincial Crossmaglen won the Ulster Club
:20:03. > :20:05.title for an amazing 11th time - but it took extra time to seal a
:20:06. > :20:08.five-point victory over Scotstown. Paul Hearty has been Crossmaglen
:20:09. > :20:15.number one for almost two decades. But this was his first season
:20:16. > :20:22.as captain. And his 11th Ulster winners
:20:23. > :20:35.medal was one of the sweetest. It is pretty mad looking back. It is
:20:36. > :20:40.all about the next game, what is in front of us. We will set back some
:20:41. > :20:42.day on a bar stool and look back about what has gone on before.
:20:43. > :20:45.When Hearty does eventually reflect on this win, he will recall a match
:20:46. > :20:49.Darren Hughes put the Monaghan champions ahead,
:20:50. > :20:52.before top scorer Tony Kernan cut through the defence to fire Cross
:20:53. > :21:04.Scotstown could have won it in the last few seconds
:21:05. > :21:08.of normal time, but goalkeeper Rory Beggans free was agonisingly short.
:21:09. > :21:12.In extra time, Crossmaglen seemed to move up a gear.
:21:13. > :21:14.Substitute Jamie Clarke was the creator.
:21:15. > :21:18.As Kyle Carragher put them in the driving seat.
:21:19. > :21:21.Scotstown simply refused to lie down.
:21:22. > :21:26.Brian McGinnity finding the net to cut the deficit.
:21:27. > :21:29.But Cross closed the game out to maintain their record of never
:21:30. > :21:44.We still have things to learn. They took their chances. At this level,
:21:45. > :21:45.you must take every chance that comes your way.
:21:46. > :21:47.Next up for Crossmaglen is an All Ireland semi-final
:21:48. > :22:01.Patrick Nelson says a proposed 36 Marine pound investment...
:22:02. > :22:03.Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin today launched
:22:04. > :22:04.a consultation document on proposals to upgrade football
:22:05. > :22:16.The redevelopment of Glentoran's Oval has been proposed for this.
:22:17. > :22:19.Linfield lost for the fourth game in a row in the Irish Premiership
:22:20. > :22:21.on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat at Portadown.
:22:22. > :22:24.That hadn't happened for 18 years - and the pressure continues to mount
:22:25. > :22:33.When David Healy took over in October, Linfield were joint top of
:22:34. > :22:37.the league. Now they are for it but the new manager isn't packing.
:22:38. > :22:45.Sometimes you get what you deserve, sometimes you don't. We didn't get
:22:46. > :22:51.the rub of the green. I am not one for excuses. We didn't get the goal.
:22:52. > :22:56.The second goal didn't concern me, we got caught on the counterattack.
:22:57. > :23:03.Linfield are 12 points behind Crusaders after they beat Ballymena
:23:04. > :23:06.3-2. Today was getting three points by hook or by crook. We made it
:23:07. > :23:12.difficult for ourselves but Ballymena pushed us all the way. I
:23:13. > :23:16.think we showed our experience in the last ten minutes to see the game
:23:17. > :23:24.out. Call rain extended their unbeaten run to 11 and moved up to
:23:25. > :23:29.second in the table -- chorion. Glentoran's new manager secured a
:23:30. > :23:40.first victory as his team defeated Glenn Avent 2-0. This call by Rachel
:23:41. > :23:51.Furnace on her 50th appearance was one to remember. Tyson Fury caused
:23:52. > :23:58.one of the biggest upsets to become heavyweight champion of the world.
:23:59. > :24:07.He trained for a time in Belfast. From the United Kingdom, heavyweight
:24:08. > :24:14.champion of the world! Tyson Fury rocked boxing dethroning the
:24:15. > :24:19.champion to claim three world heavyweight belts. It has been quite
:24:20. > :24:25.a journey from the man born in Lancashire but with Irish roots. We
:24:26. > :24:33.first met him four years ago supported by relatives. They are
:24:34. > :24:37.brought up from being a little child, your father says to you, this
:24:38. > :24:43.is where you are, this is where you come from. His flair for the
:24:44. > :24:52.theatrical meant some didn't take him seriously. I'm sexy and I know
:24:53. > :25:02.it! But behind the hype, there was a fighter determined to climb to the
:25:03. > :25:07.boxing summer. -- summit. You knew, the respected nobody. He had that
:25:08. > :25:13.self confidence in himself. He wasn't being bombastic. He believed
:25:14. > :25:20.it to this day. He can improve. What is it going to be like when he is
:25:21. > :25:25.the finished article? That hard work paid off in Germany in spectacular
:25:26. > :25:32.style. When you get somebody who talks a lot and backs it up. People
:25:33. > :25:37.thought I was just hot air in the 24 fights before that, maybe I was
:25:38. > :25:44.lucky last night, did I flick that as well? If people want to see a
:25:45. > :25:49.good man who can fight, they can watch me, if they don't, they don't
:25:50. > :25:51.want to watch boxing. Some might not like him but he is hard to ignore.
:25:52. > :25:56.Don't want to close my eyes... The nominees for Sports Personality
:25:57. > :25:57.of the Year will be announced shortly
:25:58. > :26:01.here on BBC One - find out if Tyson Fury is among them on tonight's
:26:02. > :26:07.One Show after this programme. We have had a bit of trouble with
:26:08. > :26:13.names this evening, sorry about that but the weather graphics
:26:14. > :26:15.names this evening, sorry about that but the weather graphics are clear
:26:16. > :26:20.to see. You might not necessarily want to see what is coming up. Here
:26:21. > :26:24.are a couple of pictures. Yesterday's storm rolled in and
:26:25. > :26:32.brought heavy rain, strong winds and big waves but it didn't put this
:26:33. > :26:40.picture taker. There was some very cold air overhead and there was some
:26:41. > :26:44.snow on high ground. Thank you for the pictures. It is currently quite
:26:45. > :26:49.chilly but dry. Temperatures aren't too far away from freezing so there
:26:50. > :26:53.is the risk of frost tonight. The next weather system is later on
:26:54. > :26:58.tonight during the early hours. No snow tonight because temperatures
:26:59. > :27:02.will rise. Milder tomorrow to start of December. Plenty of rain through
:27:03. > :27:06.the rush hour and that could mean some localised flooding in places.
:27:07. > :27:11.Certainly some big puddles. Lots of blue on the map tomorrow, blustery
:27:12. > :27:16.winds as well. Temperatures in double figures in some places first
:27:17. > :27:21.thing. The rain is moving away quite quickly so that is good news. When
:27:22. > :27:25.some people leave the house it may already have started to ease off.
:27:26. > :27:30.Just dribs and drabs of rain for the rest of the day particularly in the
:27:31. > :27:33.West. Temperatures will be well up at around 13 Celsius. The next
:27:34. > :27:37.change comes along as it gradually gets colder through the middle of
:27:38. > :27:41.the week with some frost especially on Thursday morning. Sunshine and
:27:42. > :27:44.dry weather and the next weather system at the end of the week could
:27:45. > :27:54.bring some wintry weather for next weekend. For Wednesday the milder
:27:55. > :27:56.air still with us, just about, some early rain but brightening up with
:27:57. > :28:00.some sunshine. Cold on Wednesday night with some frost but a dry day
:28:01. > :28:01.for many of us on Thursday. That was BBC Newsline. Thank you for
:28:02. > :28:03.watching. Goodbye.