Declassified Files: Downing Street was prepared to give IRA a weapons amnesty in 1994

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30 Dec, 2018 Declassified Files: Downing Street was prepared to give IRA a weapons amnesty in 1994 Two months into the first IRA ceasefire in 1994, Downing Street considered offering the IRA a weapons amnesty, declassified documents reveal. Latest News Teenager dies after motorway bridge fall A teenager died after falling from a bridge into oncoming traffic on a motorway, police said. Northern Ireland people 'in rush to buy gold' over Brexit fears A leading gold broker and vault operator in the Republic has seen a huge rise in the number of people from Northern Ireland rushing to buy gold over fears of a collapse in sterling after Brexit. Passenger dies and 23 in hospital after bus overturns One man has died and 23 people have been taken to hospital after a bus overturned in the Scottish Borders. Declassified files: Thatcher said Garda not a highly professional force Margaret Thatcher claimed the Irish police were not a "highly professional police force" and that she had "failed" in a row over the border, Dublin state papers have revealed. Sport Update Coleraine: Jamie McGonigle grabs only goal to see off Warrenpoint Town Jamie McGonigle's touch of composure within a frantic second half handed Coleraine victory on the road for the first time since November 10. Ballymena United stay top after beating Newry City 3-1 Ballymena United 3 Newry City 1 Institute fight-back to earn point at Glenavon Glenavon 3-3 Institute And finally... Safety concerns after rocks fall onto road A local MLA has voiced safety fears for road and rail travellers after rocks fell onto the main road at Downhill near Castlerock on Friday. See all the day's news here

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