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Tonight at ten, criminal charges will be brought against six people

in relation to the Hillsborough disaster nearly 30 years ago.

96 Liverpool football supporters lost their lives

because of overcrowding at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.

Among those facing trial is the senior police officer

in charge on the day, David Duckenfield, who is accused

Relatives of the victims were told of the charges

at a private meeting with the Crown Prosecution Service.

It's about all of these families, 28 years they've had

And now this, hopefully, this is definitely the start of the end.

We'll have more detail of the charges being brought

Pay in the public sector - the cap on pay rises could be

reviewed later this year, according to some ministers.

Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire

say they may not be able to confirm how many died before

We talk to the police officer who fought off

the London Bridge attackers and undoubtedly saved lives.

I just had one voice in my head saying,

And all I know is, I was just swinging all over the place.

And tributes to the author who created Paddington Bear,

one of the best-loved children's characters.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News, business as usual for Bolt

as the legendary sprinter eases to victory in the first European

Nearly 30 years after the Hillsborough disaster,

six people, including former police officers, are to face

96 Liverpool fans died in a crush at the football

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've had inquiries, investigations and inquests,

but the Hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions.

They've fought for nearly 30 years for this moment.

We've got today everything we could've asked for.

The decisions by the CPS, in my opinion, were

And we look forward to the due process through the courts of law.

In 1989, the police officer in charge at Hillsborough

There is sufficient evidence to charge former Chief

Superintendent David Duckenfield with the manslaughter by gross

negligence of 95 men, women and children.

The match commander ordered the opening of an exit gate,

through which the fans poured onto overcrowded terraces.

He is charged with the manslaughter of all but one of the victims.

Tony Bland died four years later, too late to be

In the years after Hillsborough, Sir Norman Bettison rose

through the ranks to become Chief Constable of Merseyside

He is charged with misconduct in a public office, accused of lying

He said he is disappointed to be charged, and will vigorously

Andrew Brookes is one of those killed at Hillsborough.

His sister Louise has long campaigned for justice,

and was in Warrington today to hear that charges will be brought.

It's another event where my parents haven't been alive to...

To see it or to hear it, and it's not just my parents -

it's other Hillsborough families who have gone to their graves

The families were told that 23 suspects were originally

Graham Mackrell was the Sheffield Wednesday company secretary -

responsible for safety, he is accused of failing

Peter Metcalf was the solicitor acting for South Yorkshire Police.

He is charged with perverting the course of justice

in relation to amendments made to police statements.

At home today, he would not answer questions.

Former Chief Superintendent Donald Denton, in the middle here,

is also charged with perverting the course of justice,

said to have overseen the process of altering the statements.

Former Detective Chief Inspector Alan Foster faces the same charge,

accused of being central to the process of

Although individual people face trial, organisations including

Sheffield Wednesday and the former South Yorkshire Metropolitan

Prosecutors say it's because over the decades, they have been

restructured completely and it's no longer legally possible.

Amongst the families, there was therefore a range of emotion

including some disappointment about those who won't face action.

A couple of names that we didn't expect, and a few that we think

There will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have

done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together

Professor Phil Scraton has spent years working to expose

what happened at Hillsborough, and says the passage of time

must have had an effect on the number of charges.

If we'd had the kind of investigation then

that we have had now, and the kind of attention paid

to the detail of prosecutable charges then as we have now,

I think we would have seen a lot more prosecutions.

The youngest to die at Hillsborough was just ten years old,

There have long been calls for justice.

Now, nearly 30 years after they died, those said to be

responsible will face trial, and the prospect of jail.

Our Home Editor Mark Easton is in Warrington tonight.

It is entirely understandable that the persistent message from families

today has been to do with the length of time that this has taken? The

campaigners who came to this building in Warrington today to

learn of the CPS decision have been on a very long journey. For some of

them, it has preoccupied almost their entire adult lives. But

actually, the Hillsborough campaign across almost 30 years has also been

a factor in some significant social change. I would pick out the

renaissance of the city of Liverpool itself, its reputation, its

self-confidence, its economic prospects were pretty bleak in the

late 1980s. Now, it's an optimistic, self-confident city with a clear

voice. The other area I would pick is in the relationship between

ordinary people, if you like, and the establishment. The CPS decision

announced here today is a reflection of a change in the balance of power

between the public and the people who have power over them, the

accountability. The Hillsborough campaign has been a factor in that

change. And I would say it is still having an influence right now. The

political response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, almost immediately

announcing a criminal inquiry and a public inquiry, is a recognition of

the mistakes that were made after the Hillsborough tragedy and indeed,

the dignity and resilience of the campaigners who fought long and so

for justice. Mark Easton, thank you. Some senior Conservatives have

suggested that the cap on pay rises in the public sector could be

reviewed and that the 1% limit imposed in 2013 could change

in the Budget later this year. But Downing Street says

there's been no change Earlier this evening, Labour's

attempt to end the cap by amending The Government won

the vote with the support Our political editor

Laura Kuenssberg has more details. Governing feels a bit like a work

in progress right now. Mr Gauke, is it time

to lift the pay cap? But other ministers

weren't so guarded - willing to say the limit on public

sector pay might go. We have had to take some tough

decisions and in the wake of the general election,

we are going to have to think through what we do

come the next Budget. This is obviously something

we have to consider, not just for the Army,

but right across the public Nurses, teachers, most public

sector workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been

limited to 1% pay rises It was meant to save ?5 billion

by 2020, to help close the gap between what the Government takes

in from our taxes and it spends. Scrapping the cap was a big part

of Labour's election campaign. At the first Prime Minister's

Questions since, nearly every Labour frontbencher had the message pinned

to their chest. The public sector pay cap is hitting

recruitment and retention. But one of the architects

of the original plan thinks now it's time

that the protests were heard. Many public sector workers are now

paid less well than comparable And therefore gradually, you have

to adapt to that reality by doing Using their new-found force to get

rid of the cap would have been a huge win for this new gaggle

of Labour MPs, with But the attempt to make

the Government change policy This was all ministers

were willing to promise. We will not make our decision

on public sector pay until the pay review body has reported,

and we will listen to what they say and we will listen to what people in

this House have said before making The ayes to the right, 309,

the noes to the left, 323. Despite ministers' public hints,

by late afternoon Number Ten said One Cabinet minister told me

they just don't know But carry on with the cap,

and the Government looks deaf to concerns that they have

themselves acknowledged. Ditch it, though, and it costs

the taxpayer billions. Or make no decision -

the alternative is confusion, It looked as though this

morning, the Government That nothing has changed is really

worrying and should send out alarm bells to Conservative MPs that

thought they could change something. Numbers 10 and 11 say there is no

difference in their positions despite suggestions

that the Treasury was But the problem of public

sector pay for the main resident of this street -

add it to the list. Laura Kuenssberg, BBC

News, Westminster. The debate about public sector pay

and the wider debate about the pros and cons of fiscal

austerity comes amid signs that The British Social Attitudes study

suggests that almost half of people think government spending and taxes

should rise. It's the highest level of support

for more taxation and spending Our economics editor

Kamal Ahmed has been studying On the one side, anger

at public sector cuts. Because of our plan,

things are getting better. A Government, past and present,

which says we must fix Before the election,

this was a marginal seat, with the Conservatives just a few

hundred votes behind Labour. Thousands turned out

for the local candidate. Does that mean that voters want more

taxes or want more public spending? Do you think you should

be paying more tax? I think I should be paying

more tax, absolutely. I don't have children myself,

but so that I know that children No, I think I would rather see

the taxes that we are paying This is the big tax and spending

debate, and attitudes In 2010, 32% of people questioned

supported increasing At the same time, those who support

keeping tax and spending at the same level has fallen,

from 56% to 44%. That significant shift comes

as austerity has bitten. Government spending as a share

of our overall economic The question now,

could they go higher? If you want something

that is a game changer, something that's going to result

in you having tens of billions of pounds of additional revenue

to spend, you can't just do that from the rich or, indeed,

just from companies. You have to have a broader-based

increase in tax as we see, actually, in many other competitor countries

which have higher levels of spending Today, a hint - the public sector

pay cap could be reviewed, but every 1% pay increase

could cost ?2 billion. Increasing spending might be

popular, but take care. In principle, if you increase

spending, you will increase growth, But it is very important

to think about what that Because that will influence

the longer term growth Plenty of people might want

a change of direction, but the big question to answer -

who is going to pay for it? The number of people who died

in the Grenfell Tower disaster will not be known until at least

the end of the year, when the search and recovery

operation and identification Police say the latest estimate

is that 80 people lost their lives Survivors and relatives of those

who died have expressed frustration at the progress

of the investigation so far. Many families affected

by the disaster say they still haven't found suitable

accommodation, as our special 23 flats where no

one has been found. 23 flats in this charred

shell of a building, where police now presume no

one has survived. Sajad Jamalvatan rushed home

with his sister as the fire burned. His mother made it out

from the third floor, We are a very vulnerable family,

my mum, my sister and myself. His sister has taken an overdose,

but luckily isn't in danger. I think they will

take her to hospital. I am honestly begging for help,

and I don't think it's really fair Sajad is gathering his own list

of survivors and missing, one of many here who don't

accept the numbers. I do not believe

the official figures. I really want to know

what happened to my best friend. I really want to know

what happened to my neighbour. The police did give a lot more

detail today, much of it From the 23 flats where no one has

been found, 26 999 calls The residents of the block started

to move up to escape the flames, and it's thought that many of them

did gather in one flat. We've looked at many lists given

to us by government, by local communities,

and also from other companies such We're going everywhere to try

and get a true number, For the survivors, there

is still too much sadness and anger that the housing minister

confronted. I'm not moving my child

from here to here. If you don't give me

permanent accommodation, If you give me a house I don't want,

I'm not going to take it. What we're guaranteeing them

is that they will have an offer of The inquest today heard

about the death of Syrian refugee Mohammed Alhajali,

found outside the building. Mother and daughter

Rabiya and Husna Begum, Mohammed Neda, a taxi driver,

found outside the tower. 77-year-old Abdulsalam Sedha,

who died on the 11th floor. Eight-year-old Malak and her sister,

little Lina, just a baby. Malak and Lina and her parents

were buried yesterday, Lina, She had lived for just six months,

and died in her mother's arms. A police officer who was repeatedly

stabbed during the London Bridge terror attack has been speaking

about his ordeal for the first time. 38 year-old PC Wayne

Marques is an officer He was one of the first on the scene

as the attack took place He's been speaking

to our home affairs It was just after ten on the 3rd

of June when three men started their attack on London

Bridge. PC Wayne Marques of the British

Transport Police had just come on shift and walked out

into the scene of chaos. I am about to get my radio out

and I hear a woman screaming, sort of behind me but from the right

hand side and when I look I see a woman, a young white lady,

and she has been attacked. Then he told me before he had

collected his thoughts he saw a man knocked to the ground,

a knife man standing behind him. He was on the floor,

pleadng for his life, and the first attacker,

without any mercy stands over him I take my baton with my right hand

like a racket, full extension, and I take a deep breath

and I charge him. I try to take the first one out

in one go and I swing as hard While I'm fighting the first one,

I get a massive whack I felt metal, I thought maybe

it was a metal pole or bar at first. Afterwards I realised

it was an knife. PC Marques was temporarily

blinded in one eye. The first attacker was still

on the floor, but soon the second I'm fighting the two of them

and while I'm fighting my left And I am thinking,

"What the hell's wrong with my leg? And I look down and I see there

is an knife in the side of my leg. He fought all three men

off before collapsing and being taken to hospital,

but he had bought crucial time, allowing people to escape,

reducing the time the attackers had before they were shot

by armed officers. I'd just like to think that I did

what I did to keep the people that I saw being attacked and being hurt,

keep them alive, keep them out of danger as best as I could,

and that is sll I tried to do PC Wayne Marques, speaking

publicly for the first time Last night, we reported

on the challenges of tackling domestic abuse, with the number

of cases in England and Wales Many women seek support

from police and NHS staff, but they also receive longer term

support in the community. There are currently 276 refuge

centres across England. They have spaces for over

3,800 women and children Our UK affairs correspondent

Jeremy Cooke has been given special access to one of them in north-east

England. # I asked my mother,

what would I be? A hidden sanctuary

for women and children, Sometimes that's

all you need, a hug. And for a few days

we've been invited in - a unique chance to see and hear

from victims who are also survivors. Last night on BBC News we met Diane,

who took an overdose after suffering She was brought here from hospital

to a place of safety, a place I would have to have his tea

on the table straightaway when he came in, otherwise I'd

get a hiding. Substance abuse,

homelessness, violence. Broken ribs, broken arm,

he wouldn't let me go to hospital. Lock me in my bedroom,

wouldn't let me out. He's kicked me up and down

the stairs, rived me by my hair. I've been black and blue constantly,

in and out of hospitals - Will you need to phone the police

to come and get him removed? Some women, like Diane,

arrive at the refuge from hospital. Others call the local helpline,

which operates 24/7. I'm able to offer you space

in refuge today for yourself Last year here they took

1700 calls and 325 women So many broken families

coming through these It's not about reducing

the short-term risk. It's about us bringing them

here and empowering them to be able Michelle has suffered

some physical violence. But domestic abuse is also

about psychological cruelty. Controlling behaviour,

which is now a criminal offence. I'm trying to think of a high,

and I can't think of one. Processing the pain

takes patience and time. I can't believe I've

let myself get... He was chipping away at an ice

block, and that's how I felt. He was chipping away at me

all the time until there was nothing On and off for five years,

but I think for the last three years And I've got a couple on my phone

of the vile things he was saying, because I wanted to take them

to remind me, when I did She's coming on canny

since she's come in here. Many women here can

reflect on brushes with All live with the legacy

of what happened. What has all this done

to your life, do you think? My children have been

took away from me... I miss my children the most, that's

what hurt me the most in all this. Budget cuts mean some refuges

are fighting for survival, but they are still changing women's

lives with the help of staff and, Passengers flying to

the United States are to face tighter security measures

in response to what officials describe as a "spiderweb

of terrorist threats". Commercial flights into the US

from 105 countries will have to comply with the new Department

of Homeland Security rules. They include enhanced checks

on electronic devices, as well as increased passenger

screening. The changes will cover more

than 300,000 air passengers entering Earlier this year, we reported

from West Africa on the trafficking of baby chimpanzees and the poachers

who were convicted. Among those chimpanzees

was Nemley Junior, who'd been rescued from traffickers

after being offered for sale The latest news is that

Nemley Junior has died of an infection and the poachers

found guilty have Conservationists say this case

highlights the scale of the challenge they face,

as our science editor Orphaned by poachers,

this is the baby chimpanzee Nemley Junior,

fighting for his life. Seized and then rescued after a BBC

investigation, he recently became so ill that he was cared for 24

hours a day. I was really struck by how strong

he was and how hard he fought, 30 minutes before he passed,

he was still fighting. It was late last year that

Nemley Junior was about to be sold by wildlife traffickers in Ivory

Coast. A pitiful sight that will provoke

outrage around the world, and our investigation led

the police to intervene. Nemley Junior was discovered

and handed over to officials We saw him a few months later

in the zoo in Abidjan. He had gained weight and confidence,

but then his life turned Abidjan Zoo is overcrowded

and underfunded. We received offers from sanctuaries

to give him specialist care, refused to let him leave

the country and soon

he began rocking back and forth, After constant pressure

on the authorities from us and from wildlife groups,

Nemley Junior was allowed special care, but chimpanzee experts say

infants need constant support. The TLC, the love that they need,

they need that in order to be healthy psychologically,

but also healthy physically. And unless they receive that,

they can really struggle. Our investigation led to the first

convictions for wildlife crime Ibrahima Traore and his uncle

Mohammed were jailed for six months, but they've now served their time

and have been released. So the plight of Nemley Junior shows

just how hard it can be to clamp down on wildlife trafficking,

and to save the most endangered The author Michael Bond,

who created one of the best-loved children's characters,

Paddington Bear, has died. Michael Bond said Paddington,

the bear found at a railway station, reminded him of refugees

during the Second World War. His books sold more than 35 million

copies, as our arts correspondent It was just over 60 years ago

on Christmas Eve that a young BBC cameraman,

Michael Bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf

in a department store. It inspired him to write

A Bear Called Paddington. A polite, optimistic

but accident-prone immigrant He has a very strong sense of right

and wrong, a very polite bear, My father was a very polite man

and always wore a hat But that opening scene

with the station platform, he said there was in it an echo

of his childhood in the 30s when he saw Jewish child

refugees arrive in Britain. But the world of Paddington was,

despite his many scrapes, a gentle place, rooted

in the character of its duffle It really does feel very sad,

particularly because the publishing party that he always comes

to or I've always seen him is next week and so he

will be really missed. I think it proves that

children do still love those Michael Bond also wrote Parsley

the Lion and the Herb Garden as long with dozens of other books,

but nothing came close to Paddington, the little

accident-prone bear. From the books to the recent film,

in which Michael Bond even made A little wave goodbye

to his old friend. The author Michael Bond,

who's died at the age of 91. Here is 11. Theresa May won her

first vote of parliament today but there was confusion over the

Government position and 7072 days more of this Parliament to go. We

will ask how long Theresa May will last. Join me now on BBC Two. News

coming in that the retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore

bickers apparently going to be appointed to lead the public inquiry

into the Grenfell Tower disaster. Those reports just coming in. More