UK police chiefs promise 'cultural change' following report into experiences of Hillsborough families
Police chiefs have promised a "cultural change" as they apologised to families of Hillsborough victims almost 34 years on from the disaster.
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Police chiefs have promised a "cultural change" as they apologised to families of Hillsborough victims almost 34 years on from the disaster.
The British government's sports stadium safety regulator has announced a review into complaints of "overcrowding and crushing" by Newcastle United supporters at Hillsborough during Saturday's FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday.
The British government's sports stadium safety regulator has announced a review into complaints of "overcrowding and crushing" by Newcastle United supporters at the Hillsborough Stadium during the FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday.
LONDON: Authorities will review complaints made by Newcastle fans that there was overcrowding at Hillsborough during the FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday this past weekend. Hillsborough was the scene of Britain’s worst sports disaster when a crush in the lower tier at the Leppings Lane End of the stadium at a 1989 FA Cup semifinal match led to the deaths of 97 Liverpool supporters.
The Football Association has expressed concern over the rise in frequency of offensive chanting about the Hillsborough disaster. Labour MP Ian Byrne, himself a survivor of the 1989 tragedy, said in a letter to the Premier League last week that such chants had now become "incessant", and a "weekly occurrence" at games involving Liverpool.
A UK Labour Party MP has called on the Premier League to help stamp out chants about the Hillsborough disaster, saying it has a "duty of care" to the survivors of the 1989 tragedy.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised after chants by his club's fans referencing the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies during last weekend's defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
Andy Burnham has called for the latest review into the Hillsborough disaster to be 'immediately suspended' after it emerged relatives were not told about it.