Hillsborough Disaster

Prominent UK minister hid in closet to avoid Hillsborough families

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May disclosed a minister hid in a closet to avoid seeing Hillsborough Disaster victims' relatives. The former prime minister declined to identify the politician. Yet, she did imply that the encounter occurred within the context of Whitehall's unwillingness to 'rake over the past' by reopening the investigation into the […]

Hillsborough Disaster

/ 1037 days ago

Police apologize for Hillsborough Disaster, and admit negligence

British police have issued an apology for their role in the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster that resulted in the tragic death of 97 soccer fans. It's the first time that police have apologized for the disaster and how families of the victims have been treated. The apology comes six years after a 2017 report headed by […]

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/ 1284 days ago

Liverpool fans haunted by Hillsborough memories during Paris ordeal

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool fans feared a repeat of the Hillsborough disaster during terrifying scenes that saw them funnelled into overcrowded corridors and met with tear gas by French police when trying to enter the Champions League final in Paris. French authorities have tried to pin the blame for the chaos that saw kick-off to […]
ByAFP

Hillsborough Disaster

/ 3219 days ago

Liverpool football ban The Sun over Hillsborough coverage

London (AFP) – Liverpool have banned The Sun's reporters from their stadium and training ground over the tabloid's coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to AFP on Friday. Liverpool fans have boycotted the paper ever since it published damaging and subsequently discredited front-page allegations four days after the […]
ByAFP