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Liverpool supporters passionately belted out an emotional rendition of their club anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ ahead of their first home game of the season on Saturday. The Reds hosted Burnley in front of the first full house at Anfield since the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020. The Kop roared out YNWA…
Two police forces have agreed to pay damages to more than 600 people after a cover-up following the Hillsborough disaster, lawyers have said. The South Yorkshire and West Midlands forces agreed the settlement earlier this year following a civil claim. A flag in tribute of the 96 people who lost their lives at Hillsborough hangs…
David Duckenfield will face a retrial over the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans at Hillsborough. Judge Sir Peter Openshaw made the ruling at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday following a hearing on Monday. David Duckenfield faces a retrial after the jury was discharged from a 10-week trial earlier this yearGetty Images A 10-week…
Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield is facing a retrial after a jury were unable to agree whether he was guilty or not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. The six men and six women found former Sheffield Wednesday secretary Graham Mackrell, 69, guilty of failing to discharge his duty under the Health and Safety at…
A Liverpool supporter tried to give the kiss of life to a boy on the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough as they were both being crushed, a court has heard. In a statement read to the jury, Michael Moran said: “There was a boy who looked like he was asleep even thought he was standing…
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A father whose two daughters died in the Hillsborough disaster has described to a jury the pain of having to choose which one to abandon as the tragedy unfolded. Trevor Hicks had gone onto the pitch to search for Victoria and Sarah after the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was stopped…
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The police match commander on the day of the Hillsborough disaster did not have “special powers” to anticipate it and should not be held accountable for the failures of others, a jury’s been told. David Duckenfield denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters. Mr Duckenfield was appointed match commander less than three weeks…
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Potential jurors in the trial of the Hillsborough match commander have been asked to declare if they support Liverpool, Everton, Nottingham Forest or Sheffield Wednesday. Those who do have been deemed partial and won’t be invited to serve as former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield, 74, defends himself from charges of gross negligence manslaughter. David Duckenfield,…
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Sir Norman Bettison will not be prosecuted over the alleged lies he told following the Hillsborough disaster. The former Merseyside and West Yorkshire chief constable had been charged with four counts of misconduct in a public office, but they have now been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Sir Norman Bettison attends court Sir Norman,…
Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his services to football as well as his charity work and the support of the Hillsborough families. The Liverpool legend won three European Cups and six league titles in what was a glittering career as a player and a manager for the Reds. Dalglish claimed to be…
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