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It's the first day of meteorological autumn and it certainly felt it with some cool temperatures today - overnight it'll be chilly too, but the full forecast shows a bright start with some showers.

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It may be 2015, but the current political crisis at Stormont has the feel of a 1990s time warp about it.

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IRA activity, guns and government and unmasking the true identity of supposed anti-drugs vigilantes - we have seen it all before, except this time it's the UUP putting pressure on the DUP. Here's my thoughts on the current impasse.

First Minister Peter Robinson says that he has asked the prime minister to consider suspending the assembly if parties cannot agree to an adjournment to allow talks over the political crisis at Stormont.

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He was speaking after the DUP met David Cameron at Downing Street. "I think there was a recognition on their part that we had done the right thing in trying to adjourn the assembly to allow the talks to take place," says Mr Robinson.

The manager of Junction One retail park has welcomed the news that it has been put up for sale.

"We believe that the time is right for new owners to build on the success already achieved and to input additional investment to enable the complex to reach its full potential," says Leona Barr.

Peter Robinson and the DUP have arrived at Downing Street for talks with the prime minister over the political crisis at Stormont.

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He says that he believes there needs to be a new body to "properly monitor and assess the state of paramilitary organisations". He also said that the UUP's opposition to his motion to suspend the assembly is "incomprehensible".

Two major out-of-town retail parks that have struggled in the economic downturn have been placed on the market for about £60m.

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Junction One (pictured) and The Outlet are for sale with a combined guide price of between £58m and £62m, according to property consultants CBRE.

Brad Barritt and Geoff Parling have been included in the England team to take on Ireland in the final World Cup warm-up game this weekend.

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Defensive lynchpin Barritt, 29, who has not played for England since November 2014, starts at inside centre.

Martin McGuinness says his party will work collectively to solve the political crisis at Stormont, and that "we need to work together because if we don't work together, all is lost".

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He criticised the UUP's withdrawal from the executive and said Mike Nesbitt's party was "playing fast and loose with the peace process". He said the UUP action was "all about the election" and said there had been a "massive failure of leadership".

A former Euromillions lottery winner has had a driving ban reduced from five years to over two years after winning an appeal.

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Ryan Magee, 34, from Monnabouy Road, Eglinton, received a five-year driving ban in June after he pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance.

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill is optimistic that Chris Brunt will be fit to play in Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier with the Faroe Islands.

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Ben Reeves has withdrawn from the squad with Billy McKay being drafted in to replace him.

Coleraine's Joel Cassells is through to the lightweight men's pair semi-finals at the World Rowing Championships after winning his heat in France yesterday.

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A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a collision with bus in Belfast city centre.

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Police said the incident happened at the junction of Victoria Street and Queen's Square at about 14:20. BBC News NI's Michael Cairns captured the moments the injured cyclist was being treated by paramedics.

The full Van Morrison concert will be broadcast on Friday night, but until then here's a taste of him rocking Cyprus Avenue. 

Police say that nothing untoward has been found after reports that a device was thrown at a patrol in the Galliagh area on Friday night.

Officers carried out searches in Leafair Park and the Racecourse Road area yesterday and today.

The Mid-Ulster Mail offers some fantastic time-lapse footage of a hot-air balloon taking off from Draperstown last weekend.

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A man from the United States accused of an air-rage incident involving a row over nuts and crackers will stand trial.

Jeremiah Mathias Thede, 42, from Berkeley, California, appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court earlier. He's charged with endangering the safety of the aircraft and common assault. He'll appear at Crown Court on 14 October.

Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan says there's a need for round-table engagement between the political parties and the two governments to refocus and recommit to the political institutions of the Good Friday Agreement.

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He met Secretary of State Theresa Villiers along with Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald earlier. He says there is no merit in letting Stormont collapse, as the crisis around the institutions deepens.

Mid-Ulster councillors will decide tonight whether to give the go-ahead for a waste digestion and power plant that objectors claim would be too close to homes in Ballynakelly village.

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The development has already received planning approval despite opposition from several hundred people.

Here's how the weather is shaping up today - it's looking pretty positive for the next few days! Check out the full BBC News NI weather forecast for more info.

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Londonderry footballer Darron Gibson has been given a 12-month community order and banned from driving for 20 months after pleading guilty to hitting three cyclists while drink-driving.

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The Republic of Ireland international, 27, was over the legal limit when his sports car mounted the pavement and struck the men. He then sped off before pulling into a filling station where he hit a petrol pump.

BBC News NI staff have been giddy with excitement today due to the unlikely arrival of a Hollywood star - Sex and the City's Samantha, aka Kim Cattrall.

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Some of our colleagues were keen for a photo with the glamorous actress - some even snapped a few selfies!

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says he agonised over whether to include Andrew Trimble in his World Cup squad before opting to leave out the Ulster wing.

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"We spent six hours on Sunday (picking the squad)," he said, adding: "For some of those six hours Andrew was coming to the World Cup with us. That's how close it was."

The DUP's proposal to adjourn the Northern Ireland Assembly for four weeks to allow for a period of political negotiations has been defeated.

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Former GAA player and principal of St Paul's High School in Bessbrook, Jarlath Burns, tweets this picture of a packed assembly hall on the first day of the new school year:

Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt says the UUP will not support the DUP's move to adjourn the assembly for four weeks - he says that his party are going into opposition and "the other parties need to get on with governing".

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He also says the party would need to know the terms of conditions of any talks before entering negotiations. He was speaking as UUP minister Danny Kennedy signed his resignation letter from the executive.

A man in his 90s was assaulted and had his car stolen in a burglary in Lisburn last night.

Police said a man entered the house in the Ballymacash Road area and demanded car keys from the elderly man. The assailant made off in the car, which was later found on fire after hitting a wall in the Distillery Street area of west Belfast.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny says he's been encouraged by First Minister Peter Robinson's stance on trying to resolve the crisis at Stormont.

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The Irish prime minister told RTÉ: "It will probably give rise to a new period - or the possibility of a new period - of negotiations and talks. I understand that the executive will not sit now for September, which gives a few weeks there to actually settle down and focus on how important it is to get this back on track."

What a glamorous job. Behind the scenes in the radio studio with our political correspondent Stephen Walker: 

A spokeswoman for Prime Minister David Cameron says his meeting with the DUP today is "an opportunity for both of them to discuss the latest political situation in Northern Ireland and how we can continue to move forward".

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"We are clear we want to work with parties there to implement the Stormont House Agreement," she added.

She's more accustomed to life in the Big Apple, but today Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall is in the Talkback studio.

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She has been telling William about her latest film roles and seeing Van Morrison perform at Cyprus Avenue yesterday. Tune in.

Secretary of State Theresa Villiers says the Stormont House Agreement needs to be implemented as it's "not affordable" for the government to give Northern Ireland more money.

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She also said she's considering whether the UUP will be involved in talks about Stormont's future given that the party has voted to quit the executive.

Secretary of State Theresa Villiers says it's very important that the political parties work together to resolve their differences over the future of the Stormont executive.

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She was speaking in Dublin ahead of a meeting with the Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald and the Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan.

The DUP is seeking an adjournment of the assembly for four weeks to try to resolve the current political crisis.

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The assembly was due to return next Monday after the summer recess, but Peter Robinson says it "cannot be business as usual" following allegations of IRA involvement in Kevin McGuigan's murder. The proposal will be discussed by the assembly's business committee at lunchtime.

Yesterday was a day to remember for music fans everywhere - Van Morrison spent his 70th birthday playing two intimate gigs at - where else? - Cyprus Avenue, of course.

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We've compiled a photo gallery of some of the event's best snaps, which you can check out here.

Ireland's 2014 player of the year Andrew Trimble has missed out on being selected but Darren Cave has been included for the Rugby World Cup as Joe Schmidt's squad is confirmed.

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The 30-year-old Ulster winger missed this year's Six Nations because of a toe injury, but had recently returned to action.

A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital after masked men assaulted him in his home in Ballymena during a burglary.

The men stole four guns that were held legally and a sum of money.

Republic of Ireland footballer Darron Gibson has pleaded guilty to crashing his sports car into a cyclist while drink driving and then fleeing the scene.

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The Everton player, from Londonderry, hit three cyclists who stopped on the side of the road to fix a broken chain. One cyclist received cuts to his legs and arms, and his bike was written off.

Two-time Champion Hurdle winner and son of late Irish Derby winner Montjeu, Hurricane Fly, has been retired.

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"He's a legend of a horse," said Irish trainer Willie Mullins, who took on Hurricane Fly in 2008, adding: "This day was always going to come and it's great that we're doing it on our terms, rather than due to an injury or something like that."

The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry has been told that staff at a state-run training school subjected some children and teenagers to sectarian abuse.

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The claims have been made by former residents at Lisnevin Training School in County Down, which closed 12 years ago. The inquiry is hearing evidence of abuse at young offenders centres in Northern Ireland.

Irish police have arrested a 19-year-old convicted sex offender on the run from the UK.

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Mian Mujahid Ali Shahid, who is originally from Pakistan, had been living in Scotland until he was found guilty of sex offences in April. He was arrested at Dublin Airport last night as he boarded a flight to Dubai.

BBC News NI's Arthur Strain is confronted with the reality that summer has come to an end:

Summer's over (what summer, I hear you say?) - but the heavy rainfall during July and August at least meant there were often pretty rainbows to look at.

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You've been sending me in some of your colourful snaps - I've put together an explainer about how they're formed.

A 35-year-old man has been charged with aggravated burglary and two counts of attempted murder after two women were stabbed in west Belfast yesterday morning.

He's due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates' Court later.

It was a birthday celebration like no other - Van Morrison celebrated his 70th birthday by playing two intimate gigs in Cyprus Avenue yesterday.

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Fan Alistair Bodkin said: "We are known as Vanatics. These people travel across the world for gigs not only in Cyprus Avenue - but virtually 100% of Van's gigs." If you missed the gig, you can listen back to it on BBC iPlayer.

Michael Dunlop has broken his own race record from 2013 by more than a minute after winning the delayed Formula 1 Isle of Man Classic TT.

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Dunlop posted a fastest lap of 125.050mph on his final circuit to come home ahead of Bruce Anstey and Ryan Farquhar.

Commuter Richard Evans has tweeted this snap of some new and unusual seating at the bus stops to our BBC NI travel team:

School doors across the country are open again today as the new term begins. St Ronan's College - a new co-educational Catholic voluntary grammar school amalgamating three schools in the area - has opened for the first time in Lurgan.

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Principal Michelle Corkey told Good Morning Ulster: "We've had great community response reflected in our numbers, with almost a 20% increase in enrolment - that shows how the community has confidence in this school."

Are you gearing up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing, which starts on Saturday?

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The celebrities certainly are! Here's the first look of Donegal's very own country crooner Daniel O'Donnell. The rest of the snaps are here, for those who just can't wait until the weekend.

Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt says the DUP's meeting with the prime minister today over the crisis at Stormont is a "spectacle".

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"Now we have the spectacle of Peter Robinson travelling to London to ask David Cameron to save the first minister's skin by bringing in emergency legislation to return powers to the secretary of state to suspend the assembly," he said.

Three cars have been involved in the collision that's blocking all lanes towards Belfast at junction six on the M1.

Police say no-one's been hurt. There are long tailbacks from junction seven at Sprucefield near Lisburn.

Meteorologically speaking, it's the first day of autumn - and with it come the tights, warm jumpers and big coats!

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A few showers expected across the country today, although it's not all bad news - temperatures could still reach up to 17 degrees in places.

Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy says he has enjoyed the "significant challenge" of holding the post of regional development minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, as he resigns from the seat today.

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He tells Good Morning Ulster the focus now needs to be on a talks process to resolve the impasse at Stormont. "It comes down to the central area of trust - there's a clear lack of trust at the top of the political system," he says.

DUP MLA Arlene Foster says her party will decide "in due course" on whether they will take up the free ministerial seat in the Northern Ireland Executive following the UUP's exit.

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The party is meeting Prime Minister David Cameron today. "We want him to deal with those issues that are preventing Northern Ireland from moving forward - there is a need for an intensive talks process," she tells Good Morning Ulster.

Van Morrison marked his 70th birthday yesterday with two concerts on Cyprus Avenue in east Belfast - and it didn't disappoint!

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Fans travelled from all over the world to attend the gigs, and even celebrities including Robert Pattinson and Kim Cattrall were in the audience. Watch my report from the day.

A boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in north Belfast.

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He was injured at about 19:30 BST on North Queen Street.

The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry is to examine allegations of child abuse at young offenders centres in Northern Ireland today.

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It will focus on allegations about St Patrick's Training School and Hydebank Young Offenders' Centre in Belfast.

The prosecution of an Irish nanny accused of murdering a baby girl in the US has been branded a disgrace, after the charge was dropped.

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Aisling Brady McCarthy spent two years in jail charged with killing Rehma Sabir. The case was dropped after a state medical examiner reversed a finding that the baby's death was murder caused by shaken baby syndrome.

Dr Richard Smithson from the Public Health Agency says the roll-out of the Meningitis B vaccine for all newborn babies in the UK from today is a "big breakthrough".

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He tells Good Morning Ulster: "It was a difficult vaccine to develop, but it's now much less likely that babies will get Meningitis B than in the past."

The DUP are due to meet Prime Minister David Cameron this morning to discuss the current crisis at Stormont.

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The talks will centre around the murder of Kevin McGuigan and the subsequent decision by the Ulster Unionists to leave the executive.

A disabled man in his 70s is in a critical condition in hospital after being beaten at his home in Bessbrook by a gang of men.

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Police said three men broke into a house and went into the bedroom where the elderly man was in bed. Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Mulgrew said: "The most important thing here is that the people who perpetrated this crime are caught."

Hello and welcome back to BBC News NI Live on Tuesday 1 September. We'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel right up until 19:00. Hope you can stay with us!