Halloween special - As it happened

Summary

Updates for Monday 31 October 2016
Londonderry hosts 'biggest Halloween party'
Ex-Man Utd footballer ordained as deacon
IRA supergrass Gilmour's name 'unlikely on headstone'

Live Reporting

Ciaran McCauley and Michael Hirst

Today's Talkbackpublished at 12:13
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Just a minute - 'Europe's biggest' Halloween parade?published at 12:04
Where do you find what is billed as the biggest Halloween parade in Europe? Watch our 60-second guide to Derry's Out of this World Halloween carnival.
Interview with the (Vampire) authorpublished at 11:55
The vampire is one of the best-known Halloween characters you'll see in costume shops every year, but why is it that hundreds of years on, Vlad the Impaler is still so popular?
Who better to ask than Interview with Vampire author and Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice? She tells BBC NI Book Week about the vampire's enduring appeal.
Giants in weekend defeatpublished at 11:44
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Belfast Giants missed out on a weekend double after this Elite League defeat by the leaders in Wales last night.
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They beat Braehead Clan 3-2 on Saturday but lost 5-2 to the Cardiff Devils.
New ski holiday route from Belfastpublished at 11:34
Belfast City Airport and ski holiday operators Topflight and Crystal Ski Holidays have launched a new ski route to Salzburg in Austria.
The Aer Lingus flight will start on Christmas Eve and run every Saturday until 11 March 2017.
They want...your blood!published at 11:27
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Labour NI 'shocked' by NICEM closurepublished at 11:24
The Labour Party NI says it is "shocked" that the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities is to close, after its executive director Patrick Yu said funding bids were rejected.
The party said the organisation had been a "shared platform for all under-represented voices in Northern Ireland".
The best place to be in the world at Halloween?published at 11:14
Derry is revelling in the title of "Best Halloween Destination in the World" but how does the city make such a big claim?
Well, last year, readers of USA Today voted Derry as their number one place to celebrate the 31st October , externalin the 2015 Reader's Choice awards.
Brexit must not impact NI peace - Kerrypublished at 11:05
US Secretary John Kerry has insisted it is "critical" that Brexit does not impact the push for peace in Northern Ireland.
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He was in Ireland to receive the Tipperary International Peace Award for 2015, and spoke after a meeting with Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Academic selection 'here to stay'published at 10:55
Education Minister Peter Weir told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster it was clear that while there would not be political agreement around a "state transfer test", academic selection was "here to stay".
He was speaking about the process of finding a single transfer test, adding: "I want to try and make the system as easy as possible for the parents of children that are going through this."
Evening Extra set to be a scream!published at 10:47
BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra is coming live from the heart of Halloween celebrations today at the Guildhall in Derry.
Conor Bradford and the team will be bringing you all the day's news (and scares) from 17:00. Don't miss it!
Take a brolly for trick or treating!published at 10:42
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'Poaching' claim may stem from recent trade trippublished at 10:33
BBC News NI Business Correspondent Julian O'Neill may have an explanation for First Minister Arlene Foster's allegation that the Irish government has been trying to poach Northern Ireland investors:
Roads Service Winter plans in forcepublished at 10:23
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Creating the Countpublished at 10:14
He is known as everything from Vlad the Impaler to Nosferatu to the Prince of Darkness - but did you know the Transylvanian bloodsucker was dreamed up by a writer from Dublin?
As part of Book Week, BBC NI's Cherrie McIlwaine tells the story of how Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, one of history's enduring creepy characters.
McIlroy withdraws from Turkish Openpublished at 10:03
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Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Turkish Airlines Open because of concerns about security at the tournament.
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A recent rocket attack in the Antalya region, which hosts the event, led to the world number three's withdrawal.
Test your Halloween knowledge with our creepy quiz!published at 09:51
Do you know your Dracula from your Frankenstein? Do you know why pumpkins are carved to mark All Hallow's Eve? Maybe that means you're brave enough to take our Halloween quiz!
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It's not that bad, we promise.
Flanagan concerned about 'poaching' claimspublished at 09:41
The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan says he's concerned and surprised about allegations made by Arlene Foster that the Irish government is seeking to poach investors from Northern Ireland.
Mr Flanagan told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, external that he rang Economy Minister Simon Hamilton to raise the accusation, which Mrs Foster made at the DUP party conference on Saturday.
Carving competitionpublished at 09:31
Who came out top in BBC Radio Foyle's carving competition? Gotta say, we're loving the bats!
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What's your 'shelfie'?published at 09:20
Today marks the start of Book Week! It's being organised by BBC NI and Libraries NI, and throughout this week the airwaves will be buzzing with interviews and features about reading.
You can get involved, both on air, online and on social media using the tag #bookweekni and send in snaps of the best books on your shelves!