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30 Dec, 2018 Top stories of the week A round up of the most popular news stories this week. Latest News 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. 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. First female firefighter in NI recognised on New Year Honours list Northern Ireland's first female firefighter is one of those recognised in the New Year Honours. 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. 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. Elderly pensioner seriously injured in collision An elderly pensioner suffered serious injuries in a road traffic collision in Kilrea, according to police in Limavady, who have issued an appeal for witnesses. See all the day's news here

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