A British court yesterday quashed accidental death verdicts returned after 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at the Hillsborough football stadium in 1989, while police launched a new probe...
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"The gladiators enter the arena, the field of praise - Saturday's weather perfect for the occasion." So opens a short documentary by the BBC news programme Panorama, made in 1964.
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The largest independent probe into British police was launched yesterday to examine potential criminal actions by officers involved in the 1989 Hillsborough soccer disaster, in which 96 spectators...
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Alex Ferguson has called for calm ahead of Manchester United's emotionally charged clash with bitter rivals Liverpool today.
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Ged Corless still remembers the crush of the crowd as he and fellow Liverpool fans forced their way out of the overcrowded enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, northern England, on...
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British police accused of serious failings and a cover-up over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster could face investigation after their force said on Thursday it was preparing to refer the case...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised yesterday to the families of the 96 victims of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster for the "double injustice" they suffered.
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