26/04/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today with me, Karin Giannone.

A 27-year battle for justice ends with a jury

deciding that the victims of the Briatin's worst sporting

96 Liverpool football fans died in a crush

at Hillsborough during the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

Oh come, O come, with hope in your heart...

At last the families who fought to uncover the truth know

what really happened and that their loved ones

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A Dutch dentist who mutilated the mouths of more than 100

It's taken 27 long years, but a jury here in Britain concluded today

that the 96 Liverpool football fans, who died in the Hillsborough stadium

disaster in 1989, were unlawfully killed.

The jury in the longest-running inquest in British history also

decided that the police officer in charge was responsible

for manslaughter by gross negligence and that the fans themselves,

who were crushed on the terraces, were not to blame.

Families of the victims say the conclusion vindicates

Let's go live to Warrington now to Ben Brown.

Hello from Warrington. It has been an extraordinary day here, where

legal history has been made. Because the jury of six women and three men

decided that the 96 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough stadium

back in 1989 were unlawfully killed. When that conclusion was read out in

court hearing Warrington, there were cheers from family members. There

was applause as well from them. They hugged each other and there were

cries of alleluia. The jury blamed police preparations before the game

for the disaster and they blamed police and ambulance services for

the emergency response after the disaster as well. The jury decided

that the Liverpool fans who were at Hillsborough, the lettings Lane end

of the ground, were in no way to blame for the crash at that end

which led to the death of 96 fans. The youngest was aged ten and the

eldest, 67. Judith Moritz was in court to hear the jury's decisions.

Basing it on the Kop and today they sang it in court. -- they sing it.

Mothers in tears and weeping. Justice! This is what the decisions

mean to the families. Now do they believe us? Unlawful. They have been

haunted by Hillsborough for 27 years. We have been knocked back

that many times. It is just, I do not know. I am overwhelmed. They

still feel the pain of April 19 89. COMMENTATOR On a clear sunny day in

Hillsborough the stage is set for a rerun of the classic last year. We

were excited about the game and a couple of hours later, both my

children were dead. Horrible scenes. I have no way of knowing how many

casualties we have but they are considerable. We saw faces against

the fence and people saying to you, Bruce, can you help us, they are

killing us. We have people being carried away on stretchers. I

remember saying over and over again, please breathe. I cannot stress

enough the serious nature of what has happened today. Unfortunately we

have witnessed a tragedy. James Gary Aspinall. Paul William Carlisle. 96

lives ended and countless more were shattered. From one day of disaster

came years of grief, trauma and anger. They called for justice. Now

they have been heard. The families have always felt the match commander

David Duckenfield failed to keep the fans saved and now the jury agreed,

saying his mistakes were so serious that supporters were unlawfully

killed. Outside the ground, thousands of fans gathered. The jury

decided the police lost control. David Duckenfield ordered a large

gate to be opened to let them in and the jury said commanding officers

should have closed the tunnel to the terraces and because they didn't,

people were crushed to death. Chief Superintendant Duckenfield later

lied and said the fans forced the gate. It was more than one quarter

of a century before he admitted his mistakes before these inquests.

David Duckenfield sat in the witness box next to the families bereaved by

Hillsborough. The man paid to protect the fans and who chose

instead to blame them. For the first time he admitted his lie and

apologise for his mistakes will stop some relatives sobbed. Finding it

too much to bear after so many years. My name is Charlotte Hennessy

and I lost my dad Jimmy in the disaster. Charlotte was six when she

lost her father at Hillsborough. No parent herself, after the apology

she recorded her reaction on a video diary for the BBC. I can

categorically say now that I do not accept your apology, David

Duckenfield. I do not accept it will stop you live a life or 26 years.

That is beyond cruel. One grieving father waited outside court that day

to seize the chance to confront the commander himself. Today he said he

had achieved justice for his son. I went with him that day and I took my

mobile and this may sound daft but I sat on the stone next to him and I

played you will never walk alone to him. Today some families call for

the resignation of the current Chief Constable of South Yorkshire and.

The force failed the victims and failed their families. Today, as I

have said before, I would like to apologise unreservedly to the

families and those affected. The jury said lives were lost because

the ambulance service did not declare a major incident. Today the

service apologise. Tony Edwards was one of the only medics to make it

onto the pitch without back-up support. If it had been dealt with

properly I would not have been alone, there would have been other

ambulance crews there, we could've stayed on the pitch and it could

have been completely different and we have said that for years and now

we are looking at properly. There was a vindication for survivors and

fans who the jury say played no part in causing the disaster. They died

around us and sadly some of them beneath us. We carried them on the

pitch, we were there with them in their final moments. We were

predominantly trying to save their lives. 96 men, women and children as

young as ten lost their lives. The coroner told their families they

could have done no more. Before today, Justice for the 96 was a

battle cry and now it is being sung in victory.

That campaign for justice for the 96 has been a very long one. 27 years

is how long the families of the dead have waited for the findings they

got today at Warrington coroner 's court. Very different from the

original inquests back in 1991 when the verdict was accidental death.

Today the decision of the jury was unlawful killing and they found the

mistakes in judgment made by the police commander, the match

commander, Chief superintendent David duck and field on the day

amounted to gross negligence. The South Yorkshire 's fourth admitted

their policing today, on that day on April 15, 1989 had gone

catastrophically wrong. Lucy Manning reports.

Like today's fans they were going to a game and then home but too many

Liverpool supporters did not make it. Let down by the police who

should have protected them. The emergency services could have saved

them and the ground was supposed to be safe. By opening that date, they

were... Tony was a steward inside the ground and this is his first

interview about what happened at Hillsborough. What did you make of

police behaviour on the day? They were disorganised. Nobody knew who

was in charge to start with. I saw police stood there talking about

people laid on the floor. I saw police not do nothing. The failures

started early on outside. Not enough turnstiles and police officers were

here. Radios were not working and inexperienced match commander and a

ground without a valid safety certificate. As the fans started to

be crushed outside the ground, the disastrous fateful decision was

taken to open the gate. That situation got out of hand early

doors. A responsible police officer would have looked at it, assessed

the situation and done something about it prior to the build-up.

William Crawford was a police sergeant working by the lettings

Lane end. All it needed was someone to pass me a message and say, we are

going to open the gate, close the tunnel. We were overwhelmed that

day. Despite a clear view from the police control box, senior officers

did little. The commander called for police dogs for ambulances. The jury

found not only did the police caused the tragedy but then they did not do

enough to save fans. I really felt mad. Because I had actually seen

police pushing people back into the crowd. And I told police I have seen

this and saw them hitting them with truncheons as they were climbing.

They said, it was a mistake and I must have been seeing things. That

had eaten me up for a long time. Some police did help. Doug Earlswood

one year out of training when he tried to rescue fans and others

failed them. How do you feel senior officers behaved? I did see two at

the fence. But they had just frozen. And I shouted, I do not remember...

Some police stood still, lined across the police -- pitch to stop

any violence. But fans were not fighting. They were dying. I thought

we were very light on manpower at this end. More than 200 April raised

concerns afterwards and found their account had been changed. -- people.

I had been assured that paragraph had been deleted and it was removed

because there was criticism. But serious criticism from the jury and

also South Yorkshire and is the. 'S errors cost lives. Only three

ambulances made it onto the pitch, one, one hour after the disaster and

most queued up outside. Peter Wells was one of the volunteers with the

St John's ambulance. What about South Yorkshire ambulance and their

staff? They were there but I never saw them on the ground. When I got

to the fence it was so obvious people were in trouble. I think

anybody trained or otherwise, anybody who saw it would have seen

instantly they were in trouble and needed treatment. As Peter on the

left was pictured running down the pitch to save people, professional

ambulance staff failed to immediately declare a major

incident. This was a ground, the jury decided, that even before the

game just was not safe. Sheffield Wednesday said football grounds have

now changed. Rod Smith was part of the safety investigation team after

the disaster. Within half an hour of walking around the ground, I saw so

many obvious deficiencies that did not need rules to tell you it was

deficient, because common sense would have told you, that is

dangerous, that needs to be, something needs to be done about

that. Those there that day who did help, it stays with them. There were

two guys at the front and I was convinced they had died. Their eyes

rolled up into their heads and I thought they had gone. It was not

until I went to Warrington afterwards I found out they both

survive. You only found out at the inquest? I went 25 years without

knowing. A lot of people are injured and some are very concerned for

their friends. Tony Romo as those they help, more than one dozen and

those he could not save. -- remembers those. I picked him up and

carried him in my arms. I was pinching his ear and talking to him

and telling him I hope someone is waiting for him up in heaven. I

never found out where they were. It was so upsetting to know, because

most of the people, I know their names. The inquest at Warrington

coroner 's Court lasted for two years, the longest legal proceedings

in British legal history. As well as the inquest there are two separate

criminal investigations now into the Hillsborough disaster. After the

decision by the jury the 96 fans were unlawfully killed very and

expectation now there will be criminal charges. -- killed

unlawfully and there is an expectation now.

It's another "Super Tuesday" of voting in the United States.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to increase

their respective leads in the Democratic and Republican

races for the presidential nominations in the latest

Voting is taking place in five north-eastern states,

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut

Polls close in just under six hours time, with results

Let's go to a polling station in Maryland.

Laura Bicker is at Westland middle school in Bethesda.

All north-eastern states. First, the Democratic race, how soon might this

all be sewn up? In the next 24 hours for Hillary Clinton she will hope

that it will certainly be clear that she will be on a path to the

nomination. Bernie Sanders, his language in the last few days has

changed ever so slightly. He said at the start he was going to take this

all the way to the Democratic convention floor in July. The other

day he said, we will take it to the all the primaries at the end of

June. He talked about the effect he has had on Hillary Clinton's

campaign. For example, in the last two Daisy has brought in a new

campaign advert, similar to Bernie Sanders, it has music and talks

about her with love and kindness. It sees in a more human light, hugging

and talking to voters. That is the kind of image she is trying to

project. And as she goes up against the Republican Dominik Kohr whoever

that is, that is what she will try and get across. -- Republican

nominee, whoever that is. Hillary Clinton can come across as quite

unpopular. Certainly among Bernie Sanders voters. They will say, maybe

we will not vote rather than vote for Hillary Clinton. She could have

a battle ahead even if she gets the nomination in the next 24 hours. And

Mr Trump's path remains a little more uncertain for the Republicans.

We are still watching and waiting. We have pens and paper 's and it is

like sitting a maths exam. That is what it comes down to. Donald Trump

needs 1237 delegates in his pocket. He is getting closer to the finish

but it is not clear he will get there. In the next 24 hours he might

edge a little closer. That is because polling suggests he is way

ahead in all five states. But as we have seen, Ted Cruz, John Basic,

they are trying to pull resources and look at states where they might

persuade voters who may go one way or the other to vote for the

candidate who has the most chance of winning. Will it work? It plays into

the narrative of Donald Trump. He said the contest, the Republican

contest is rigged. And by colluding together, in his words, certainly it

looks like it plays into his hands. We will have to watch and see how

any delegates he gets and how much closer it gets into the magic

number. Laura, thank you very much, in Melligan. -- Maryland. We will

bring it all together for you live from Washington and then we will

have the results on our bulletins from midnight tonight.

30 years ago today, a disaster was unfolding on the western edge

A meltdown at the Chernobyl reactor in what is now Ukraine,

blew off its roof and sent a cloud of radioactive

About 30 people died in the initial accident,

but the United Nations estimates that thousands could ultimately be

Chernobyl isn't just a historic event for Ukraine.

The disaster for which the president led tributes today still affects

And it has shaped government policy and our opinions of nuclear safety.

Anger is growing in the West over the way the Russians

The picture showed damage to the corner of only one

building and no evidence of any continuing fire.

The Soviet authorities' attempt to cover up

the leakage of radioactive material ultimately failed.

And probably sped up the downfall of the Soviet Union.

Andrei, a worker at Chernobyl, heard the explosions.

But he only knew it was something serious when he saw

You could see the bright light in the place where

And I realised it was the glowing core of the reactor.

Then I think I fully realised that it was not an accident,

Even now the city next to the plant, built for the workers

and their families, is an eerie reminder.

And toys and shoes at the nursery, left behind when a whole population

You can see the beds where the children could sleep

And then round here is the play area.

The fact that so many things in an entire city have barely been

touched for 30 years gives you a sense of how unique

But 180 people, including Valentina, and her dog Dana,

still live in Chernobyl's 30 kilometre exclusion zone.

TRANSLATION: Our family was scattered all over Ukraine.

But my husband and I decided that staying here was best.

This multi-million pound international project to build

a giant shield over the reactor, so a huge amount of radio

material still inside can be removed, continues.

The legacy of the Chernobyl disaster is very real 30 years on.

Now a look at some of the day's other news...

Mitsubishi Motors has said it has used fuel consumption tests that

broke Japanese rules, for the past 25 years.

The admission follows last week's revelation that it had falsified

fuel economy data for four "minicar" models, sold only in Japan.

It means many more models may have used fuel tests that did not comply

The sister of the musician Prince has said that he has

Tyka Nelson has requested that a special administrator be appointed

to oversee his estate in order to manage the late star's

Prince died at the age of 57 on Thursday at his estate

A Dutchman who became known as the "horror dentist"

in the French media has been jailed for eight years, for deliberately

mutilating the mouths of more than 100 patients.

Jacobus van Nierop ripped out healthy teeth and left dozens

of patients with injuries including broken jaws, abscesses

His victims from the small central town of Chateau-Chinon came together

From Paris, Lucy Williamson has more.

For years he was hiding behind a white coast. The man nicknamed the

dentist of horror entered court for the last time, still hiding. He had

been sent to save the teeth of villagers and instead he drugged his

patience and mutilated them while they slept in his chair. Among these

villagers he spread pain and injury, ripping out healthy teeth, breaking

jaws. One woman said she lost eight teeth in a single appointment and

was left gushing lard. Nicole led the campaign to bring him to court.

She went in for a simple filling and left without two teeth. TRANSLATION:

There were various different cases, including burst glands, sinuses,

cheeks stitched the guns and dressings and dentist tools left

inside guns. When we checked we were under anaesthetic for up to six

hours and we were unconscious. Nicole was among those at the

hearing to hear the verdict. Guilty of aggravated assault and fraud. The

sentence of eight years in prison and a fine of 10,000 euros. He

believed he was above the law, a lawless man. Now he learns French

law exist, as he has been sentenced to eight years. We are happy because

we thought he would get less. Prosecutors said that Jacobus van

Nierop enjoyed causing pain but also he was financially motivated,

claiming insurance for procedures is patients did not need. At his trial

he said he was not interested in people and could not remember his

patients. As one of them remarked after the verdict today, he will

have time to think about us now. Lots more on all of those stories on

the BBC website and I am on Twitter. From me and the rest of the team,

thank you for being with us.