News

Hillsborough

Show:

article 25 April 2013
Tributes are laid at the Hillsborough Stadium ahead of the 20th anniversary (G)
Ciaran Jenkins by Ciaran Jenkins Hillsborough inquests: police may refuse to answer questions

The Police Federation's evidence at a pre-inquest hearing drew gasps from the gallery as it called for a delay to proceedings and suggested some police officers may refuse to answer questions.

article 18 April 2013 UK
Anne Williams, one of the most vocal campaigners for justice following the death of her 15-year-old son at the Hillsborough disaster has died of cancer, aged 62.
Ciaran Jenkins by Ciaran Jenkins 'Hillsborough inspiration' Anne Williams dies

Anne Williams, one of the most vocal campaigners for justice following the death of her 15-year-old son at the Hillsborough disaster, has died of cancer aged 62.

article 20 December 2012 UK
Government to fund legal bill for Hillsborough families
Government to fund legal bill for Hillsborough families

The Government will fund legal representation for the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster at the planned new inquests into their deaths.

article 19 December 2012 UK
News
Hillsborough accidental death verdicts quashed

The original accidental death verdicts returned on 96 Liverpool fans are quashed, as a new police investigation into the Hillsborough disaster is announced by the home secretary.

article 08 November 2012 UK
After revelations about Jimmy Savile, north Wales abuse and Hillsborough, Channel 4 News looks at how our institutions and processes are failing the victims of national tragedy and scandal.
The past on trial: a national watershed?

After revelations about Jimmy Savile, north Wales abuse and Hillsborough, Channel 4 News looks at how our institutions and processes are failing the victims of national tragedy and scandal.

article 08 November 2012 UK
Media waiting outside the High Court for the Leveson Inquiry (Getty)
Q&A: Enquiring into inquiries

Hardly a month goes by before someone asks for another public inquiry. Channel 4 News asks: what's the point?

post 08 November 2012
News Read more from Alex Thomson on his blog The past on trial: the charge sheet

Tragedy follows scandal - yet our police, our armed services, and our judiciary learn nothing. If they did, it would not happen over and over again, would it?

post 08 November 2012
Michael Crick is Political Correspondent for Channel 4 News Read more on Michael's blog What can the media learn from previous scandals?

As news about injustice and alleged establishment cover-ups from the 1970s and 1980s continue to emerge, were the media at fault for not investigating rumours and how has reporting changed since then?

video 08 November 2012 UK

Please wait while this video loads. If it doesn't load after a few seconds you may need to have Adobe Flash installed.

'For the paedophile, this must have been an amazing country'

Journalist and feminist Rosie Boycott discusses the horror of looking back on decades of uncovered scandal as Channel 4 News puts the past on trial. #pastontrial

article 28 October 2012 UK
A boy and girl in Liverpool and Everton strips with the numbers 9 and 6 on the back (Getty)
Two football battles fought off the pitch

Eyes are on two major games in the Premiership writes sports reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, with an off-field controversy and a tragedy matching the tensions on-field.