:00:00. > :00:08.The victim of an attempted murder near Lurgan early this morning
:00:09. > :00:13.remains in a critical condition in hospital.
:00:14. > :00:15.The 31-year-old man was struck in the head when shots
:00:16. > :00:23.The Police later found a burnt-out car which they believe
:00:24. > :00:26.The silence of the early hours was shattered
:00:27. > :00:27.when gunfire rang out here
:00:28. > :00:30.At least 20 bullets were fired from an automatic
:00:31. > :00:32.weapon, one struck a man inside in the head.
:00:33. > :00:36.He was alone in the house, but neighbours say his girlfriend and
:00:37. > :00:39.In their absence this home became a
:00:40. > :00:47.The attack took place just before quarter to two this morning.
:00:48. > :00:51.Seconds afterwards, neighbours went to see they could help the victim.
:00:52. > :00:54.I've spoken to a neighbour who didn't want to appear on camera, but
:00:55. > :00:57.he told me he was watching television when he heard gunfire and
:00:58. > :01:02.He ran to the house, where he found a man lying
:01:03. > :01:12.The man, who was understood to have lived here for around two years,
:01:13. > :01:14.was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
:01:15. > :01:17.Police say, as yet, there was no known motive.
:01:18. > :01:18.We are genuinely unclear on the motive.
:01:19. > :01:21.That is one of the things I am appealing for today.
:01:22. > :01:23.Somebody must know why this person was targeted,
:01:24. > :01:30.it was orchestrated and carefully planned attack.
:01:31. > :01:32.Is there anything happening in that area, you know
:01:33. > :01:34.anything about the individual that was targeted.
:01:35. > :01:36.We need your help in solving this, today.
:01:37. > :01:48.Police believe the shots were fired from this car,
:01:49. > :01:51.burnt out a little over a mile away from the scene.
:01:52. > :01:54.It was stolen in Dublin in September and had false number plates.
:01:55. > :01:56.Police want anyone with information about the car
:01:57. > :02:00.A woman in her fifties has died following a single vehicle
:02:01. > :02:08.She was a pedestrian and was struck by a silver-coloured car
:02:09. > :02:09.on Ramoan Road shortly before five o'clock.
:02:10. > :02:15.The Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
:02:16. > :02:17.There's disquiet in the Ulster Unionist Party over its leader
:02:18. > :02:20.Mike Nesbitt saying that he intends to give the SDLP his
:02:21. > :02:23.second preference vote in next month's election.
:02:24. > :02:25.Some in his party have insisted they will be putting
:02:26. > :02:37.Our Political Correspondent Enda McClafferty reports.
:02:38. > :02:39.This was the moment when an uncomfortable Mike Nesbitt
:02:40. > :02:47.I will be standing square behind that notion,
:02:48. > :02:57.So, in your constituency you will vote Unionists and
:02:58. > :03:02.As for his would-be political partner, he was less
:03:03. > :03:05.I will be voting for myself, number one, and I
:03:06. > :03:11.haven't decided what I will do after number two.
:03:12. > :03:17.You are posting yourself as an alternative government, but
:03:18. > :03:19.you can't say if you will support an unionist candidate, next?
:03:20. > :03:38.Because it has a higher value if you transfer high up?
:03:39. > :03:40.But, I'm pretty sure we'll get two SDLP
:03:41. > :03:45.But, Mike Nesbitt's plan didn't sit easily
:03:46. > :03:50.They made it clear they would ask that they do is to opt first for
:03:51. > :03:52.Fellow unionists have also questioned
:03:53. > :04:07.It is strange that a unionist would rather have
:04:08. > :04:10.nationalists returned and other Unionists.
:04:11. > :04:23.Backing the SDLP here is not a big political gamble.
:04:24. > :04:26.Might it signal a new direction for the
:04:27. > :04:33.has encouraged people to vote Tories in the past.
:04:34. > :04:41.The reality is, he's all over the place.
:04:42. > :04:43.It'll be interesting to see what his position
:04:44. > :04:55.is, particularly on implementing the Good Friday Agreement.
:04:56. > :04:57.No number two for any of these candidates by Mike
:04:58. > :05:01.Nesbitt, but them man who can count on his support is nowhere to be seen
:05:02. > :05:07.It is a bold move and one that Mike Nesbitt is likely to be quizzed
:05:08. > :05:08.about from the party faithful when they meet tomorrow
:05:09. > :05:16.The police found more than two kilograms of cocaine,
:05:17. > :05:21.bundles of cash and a loaded handgun when they searched a house
:05:22. > :05:31.David Agnew, with an address at Carberry Heights in the town, has
:05:32. > :05:34.appeared before Newry Magistrates' Court in connection with the find
:05:35. > :05:39.When the police arrived at the house on Friday,
:05:40. > :05:42.they found him at home and asked them if there was anything
:05:43. > :05:45.they needed to be aware of before beginning the search.
:05:46. > :05:47.The court heard that he indicated there was,
:05:48. > :05:49.but when pressed further he told them they would
:05:50. > :06:04.In the search, they discovered many euros in the living room.
:06:05. > :06:06.In the bedroom they found sterling wrapped in bundles of ?1000.
:06:07. > :06:09.In the roof they found cocaine and a handgun with a loaded
:06:10. > :06:20.A second silencer was found in the house.
:06:21. > :06:23.As well as a plastic food container which had a white substance that
:06:24. > :06:31.The detective constable told the court that of the weekend during
:06:32. > :06:33.three interviews he consistently refused to make any comment.
:06:34. > :06:36.He did not apply the bail and was remanded
:06:37. > :06:47.in custody, appearing in by video link, next month.
:06:48. > :06:49.It's been an incredible 24 hours for a teenage actor
:06:50. > :06:57.Art Parkinson stars in the film Kubo And The Two Strings, which picked up
:06:58. > :07:03.But before that, as Keiron Tourish reports, he has a big challenge
:07:04. > :07:04.first thing tomorrow morning back home.
:07:05. > :07:08.It is the biggest night of the year when the stars come out to celebrate
:07:09. > :07:10.all that is best in British and international film.
:07:11. > :07:11.The 15-year-old Donegal actor Art Parkinson clearly
:07:12. > :07:14.The film that he starred in won best in
:07:15. > :07:37.Whenever you are up against the Disney films and you are
:07:38. > :07:39.the only one in your category that is something
:07:40. > :07:40.independent, then the
:07:41. > :07:45.Back home, excitement at his success at
:07:46. > :07:50.the Baftas was being celebrated by his big brother and classmates.
:07:51. > :07:53.We're very proud of him, I sent a text
:07:54. > :08:04.last night to say we're proud of him and he's done well for oneself.
:08:05. > :08:07.Matthew McConaghy also stars in Kubo And The Two Strings.
:08:08. > :08:09.But there is the small matter of Art Parkinson's
:08:10. > :08:11.mock exams before the Oscars which starts tomorrow.
:08:12. > :08:14.No doubt, he will have all his lines learnt off by
:08:15. > :08:35.Now here's the weather forecast, here's Cecilia Daly.
:08:36. > :08:42.It's turning a milder. Good news if you are off school this week. It
:08:43. > :08:50.will not always be dry but it is dry tonight. Temperatures just staying
:08:51. > :08:56.above freezing. No frost tomorrow morning. But it will be cloudier.
:08:57. > :09:01.Dry weather. The morning should stay dry. Still quite chilly in the
:09:02. > :09:06.breeze. Though the sunshine in the north and east. Cloudy sky coming
:09:07. > :09:08.from the south. Most sunshine tomorrow across Scotland, northern
:09:09. > :09:12.and eastern counties of England. Cloud in the south and west with
:09:13. > :09:19.rain coming northwards. Temperatures into double figures. Tomorrow, we
:09:20. > :09:24.are in between. We get the cloud and a bit of rain and it is quite
:09:25. > :09:26.breezy. Not feeling too pleasant. Especially if you get caught in the
:09:27. > :09:33.rain with the gusty wind. Especially if you get caught in the
:09:34. > :09:38.breezy, but not that bitter wind we had the weekend. There will be rain.
:09:39. > :09:43.Wednesday, most of the showers will be in the West. 20 of dry weather
:09:44. > :09:48.and sunshine in the east and north and averages in double figures.
:09:49. > :09:49.Milder, cloudy at times, some dampness, but plenty of dry weather,
:09:50. > :09:50.too. Our next BBC Newsline
:09:51. > :09:53.is at 6.25am in the morning You can also keep updated
:09:54. > :09:57.with News Online.