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Power Outages Impacting Water Supply And Law Enforcement In Florida

Hurricane Milton causes widespread power outages in Hillsborough County, impacting water supply and communication services. Urgent conservation measures an...

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Hillsborough law planned for 2025 – what it will mean for future disasters and scandals

In his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer vowed that a Hillsborough law will be introduced in April, before the next anniversary of the football stadium disaster. The law will force public bodies to cooperate with investigations into future disasters and scandals.

The Conversation

What is the Hillsborough Law? PM Keir Starmer promises change

Prime Minister Kier Starmer said the law will be introduced before the anniversary of the tragedy, but what is it all about?

Evening Standard

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Hillsborough law will be introduced before next anniversary, Starmer to say

Prime minister to tell Labour conference that he is acting on his promise to introduce duty of candour on all public bodies

The Guardian - UK

Review of Hillsborough families’ treatment calls for postmortem processes reform

Overhaul in communications by authorities recommended after harrowing accounts given by bereaved

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell fire survivors demand manslaughter charges and warn against Hillsborough-style wait for justice

Bereaved survivors express fears the seven-year Grenfell inquiry has delayed the prospect of criminal prosecutions as pressure mount on the Met to speed up investigation

The Independent UK

Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth Argyle: Championship – as it happened

Wayne Rooney had a difficult start as Plymouth manager at Hillsborough, where his team were thrashed by a very impressive Wednesday

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It’s seven years since the Grenfell fire, and we’re still fighting for justice. But now we have allies

Grenfell, Hillsborough, Covid: the legal system doesn’t work for victims like us – so we’re uniting to make sure we are heard, says activist Natasha Elcock

The Guardian - UK

Labour candidate in Liverpool criticises Starmer for advert on Sun homepage

Kim Johnson said city, much of which still boycotts paper over false Hillsborough reporting, would be disappointed in Labour

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled

A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal

The Independent UK

They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice

Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined. After today’s devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue, says former Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley

The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough, 35 years on: the pain of injustice remains raw as ever

Despite vindication over police and media lies that followed the disaster, families and survivors lament lack of accountability

The Guardian - UK

Solar panel subsidies need stringent oversight

Letters and Short Takes, April 4, 2024

Newcastle Herald

A death metal recording studio is being recognised as a historical landmark in Florida

The spot where Death, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura and more recorded their classic albums is getting a commemorative plaque from Hillsborough County, Florida

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The Guardian - UK

The Sun’s Hillsborough stories used to teach MPs how to recognise fake news

Exclusive: Russian bot effort to stir up Islamophobia also part of course on misinformation and disinformation

The Guardian - UK

A ‘Hillsborough law’ would ensure the powerful have no place to hide

Letter: Institutional defensiveness remains the default position from state bodies in inquests and inquiries into state-related deaths, writes Deborah Coles of Inquest

Newcastle Herald

'Foolish': Wallsend MP, cricket body oppose new basketball stadium location

Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery and Newcastle District Cricket Association say the city's proposed new basketball stadium is in the wrong location and should not come at the expense of other sports. NDCA chairman Aaron Gray said on Tuesday that building the stadium "on a grass field next to a stormwater…

The Guardian - UK

From the contaminated blood scandal to Hillsborough, we need whistleblowers now more than ever

Those who stand up to injustice for the rest of us risk financial ruin and worse. The law must protect them

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The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough law: government leaves victims’ families disappointed again

The relatives of those who died have been denied the positive legacy they have relentlessly sought, but they resolve to keep going

The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough disaster timeline: decades seeking justice and change

The families of those killed at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final had a long fight for the truth

Evening Standard

Government stops short of introducing Hillsborough Law in response to report

The Government said it was 'not aware' of any gaps in legislation or clarifications needed following the 1989 tragedy

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak stop short of introducing Hillsborough law – but offers apology

PM says sorry for delays – but insists law enforcing legal duty of candour not necessary

The Guardian - UK

Government rejects ‘Hillsborough law’ central to campaign by victims’ families

Ministers reject families’ call for legally enforceable ‘duty of candour’ but signs charter to commit to transparency after public tragedies

The Guardian - UK

No 10 finally to respond to 2017 report on Hillsborough injustices

Families pushing for ‘Hillsborough law’ to outlaw police cover-ups after major incidents

The Independent UK

Tragedy chanting causes ‘unbearable pain’ and must stop – Margaret Aspinall

Taunts indirectly referencing the Hillsborough disaster were heard at the Luton-Liverpool game on Sunday.

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