Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Nearly 30 years after the hillsborough disaster, six people, including former Police Officers, are to face criminal charges. 96 liverpool fans died in a crush at the Football Ground in april 1989. New inquests last year concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. Today it was announced that former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield is to face charges of manslaughter by Gross Negligence and five other figures will also be prosecuted. Campaigners say the charges send a message about accountability, as our correspondent Judith Moritz reports. They have had enquiries, investigations and inquest, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. They have fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. I am absolutely delighted. We got today everything we could have asked for. The decision, in my opinion, was correct. We look forward to the due process in the court of law. In 1989, the Police Officer in charge At Hillsborough was Davi
Publicly for the first time about his ordeal. Ijust had one voice in my head saying, dont go down, dont go down, and i wasjust swinging all over the place. And the author michael bond, the man who created paddington bear, has died at the age of 91. Coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News, Johanna Konta powers ahead with a victory over the romanian. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. For 28 years, they have fought for justice for the 96 liverpool fans who died At Hillsborough Stadium in 1989. Today the victims families applauded when they finally heard that six men would Face Criminal Charges for their roles in britains worst sporting tragedy. Among them, the policeman who was match commander on the day former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield. He faces charges of manslaughter by Gross Negligence. And former South Yorkshire police Chief Constable sir Norman Bettison has been charged with misconduct he said he was disappointed and would defend his innocence. Judith moritz i
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Nearly 30 years after the hillsborough disaster, six people, including former Police Officers, are to face criminal charges. 96 liverpool fans died in a crush at the Football Ground in april 1989. New inquests last year concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. Today it was announced that former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield is to face charges of manslaughter by Gross Negligence and five other figures will also be prosecuted. Campaigners say the charges send a message about accountability, as our correspondent Judith Moritz reports. They have had enquiries, investigations and inquest, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. They have fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. I am absolutely delighted. We got today everything we could have asked for. The decision, in my opinion, was correct. We look forward to the due process in the court of law. In 1989, the Police Officer in charge At Hillsborough was Davi
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Nearly 30 years after the hillsborough disaster, six people, including former Police Officers, are to face criminal charges. 96 liverpool fans died in a crush at the Football Ground in april 1989. New inquests last year concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. Today it was announced that former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield is to face charges of manslaughter by Gross Negligence and five other figures will also be prosecuted. Campaigners say the charges send a message about accountability, as our correspondent Judith Moritz reports. They have had enquiries, investigations and inquest, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. They have fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. I am absolutely delighted. We got today everything we could have asked for. The decision, in my opinion, was correct. We look forward to the due process in the court of law. In 1989, the Police Officer in charge At Hillsborough was Davi
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Nearly 30 years after the hillsborough disaster, six people, including former Police Officers, are to face criminal charges. 96 liverpool fans died in a crush at the Football Ground in april 1989. New inquests last year concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed. Today it was announced that former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield is to face charges of manslaughter by Gross Negligence and five other figures will also be prosecuted. Campaigners say the charges send a message about accountability, as our correspondent Judith Moritz reports. They have had enquiries, investigations and inquest, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. They have fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. I am absolutely delighted. We got today everything we could have asked for. The decision, in my opinion, was correct. We look forward to the due process in the court of law. In 1989, the Police Officer in charge At Hillsborough was Davi