Hillsborough

UK police chiefs have apologised for having "profoundly failed" the families of the 96 people unlawfully killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Leaders from the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) today set out their response to an independent report which was commi

Over 600 people will receive damages from South Yorkshire Police and West Midlands Police as part of a settlement over the cover-up following the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football fans were unlawfully killed. The settlement, bringing to a close large-scale group litigation which began

The trial of a former police solicitor and two former police officers in relation to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football fans were unlawfully killed, has collapsed. The three men were accused of perverting the course of justice in relation to their actions following the disaster, in

Attorney General Séamus Woulfe has said his decision to open a new inquest into the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire "drew on analogies of the Hillsborough disaster". Mr Woulfe confirmed last September that he would open a fresh inquest into the 48 deaths following a request from the families of

A jury has found Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 football fans in the 1989 stadium disaster. Mr Duckenfield, now 75, was in charge of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final during which 96 football fans were crushed to death. A two-year inques

A hundred possible jurors in the retrial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield have been quizzed on what football team they support. At a hearing in Preston Crown Court yesterday, potential jurors were asked whether they, or close relatives or friends, were supporters of Liverpool, Evert