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South Yorkshire police

# south-yorkshire-police - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hillsborough

2,400 police could be probed over Hillsborough disaster

Britain’s police watchdog says more than 2,400 police officers could be investigated over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster, in which more than 90 football fans died.

# south-yorkshire-police - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hillsborough

Hillsborough: Police chief Bettison resigns, says he never blamed fans

The most senior serving officer who is implicated in new revelations about the Hillsborough disaster has resigned as chief constable of West Yorkshire Police today.

# south-yorkshire-police - Sunday 30 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hillsborough Disaster

The Hillsborough documents: What we’ve learned so far

An examination of the report and 450,000 documents released by the Hillsborough Independent Panel has shed new light on the stadium disaster, a discredited scrutiny of evidence, and the conduct of a senior police officer.

# south-yorkshire-police - Wednesday 26 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Lies

Kelvin MacKenzie wants apology from police over Hillsborough lies

The former editor of The Sun, which printed the infamous ‘The Truth’, headline following the Hillsborough disaster is seeking recompense from the police force involved.

# south-yorkshire-police - Sunday 23 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: The full story of the Hillsborough disaster is still to come

A report published last week shed light on an establishment cover-up but the full story of the 1989 stadium disaster is still to come, writes the Hillsborough Justice Campaign’s Sheila Coleman.

# south-yorkshire-police - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hillsborough

Senior officer referred to police watchdog over Hillsborough report

Sir Norman Bettison, who was responsible for a discredited internal inquiry into the police’s handling of the Hillsborough stadium disaster 23 years ago, is facing an investigation.

# south-yorkshire-police - Thursday 13 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie JFT96

Hillsborough: Pressure for prosecutions as police open inquiry over conduct

Meanwhile a senior police officer who was at Hillsborough today claimed fans made the police’s job harder amid calls for him to resign.

Hillsborough probe must end sick taunts – Rodgers

The Liverpool manager also recalled the “propaganda” written about the event at the time.

# south-yorkshire-police - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie JFT96 This post contains audio

Videos, pics: A day of truth and revelations for Hillsborough families

A round-up of a historic day for those affected by the death of 96 Liverpool fans at Hillsborough stadium 23 years ago.

From TheJournal.ie JFT96

“41 people might have survived” – the Hillsborough report’s findings

“The truth is out today and the justice starts tomorrow,” says the chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group following the report of an independent panel examining 450,000 documents related to the disaster.

# south-yorkshire-police - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Column: ‘People are dying without ever having had justice’ – Hillsborough 23 years on

Today marks 23 years since 96 Liverpool supporters died at Hillsborough. Sheila Coleman writes on the ongoing battle for justice for the families and survivors of that fateful day.

# south-yorkshire-police - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hillsborough

Documents reveal Thatcher was wrongly told ‘drunk fans’ caused Hillsborough

Documents disclosed by the BBC detail the views of senior police officers at the time that Liverpool fans had caused the 1989 stadium disaster when an inquiry later found the failure of police crowd control had been the main cause.