peter metcalfe is charged with doing acts to prevent the course of publicjustice relating to materiallor enquiry and the inquest. former chief superintendent donald denton and, chief inspector alan foster are charged with the same brands with their involvement in changes made to witness statements. the defendants under than witness statements. the defendants underthan —— witness statements. the defendants under than —— other than david duckenfield will appear at warrington matters is caught on the 9th of august. criminal proceedings have started and it is important that they get free trial. i have not authorise charges relating to other organisations or ——fair. individuals. the reasons for this have been published today. six individuals are being prosecuted over the disaster 28 years ago. the families are still being briefed in this building behind me on the nature of those charges. originally more than 20 individuals and organisations were being investigated by two separate criminal enquiries. the result now is that six individuals are being charged. former chief superintendent david

peter metcalfe was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police.ed with perverting the course of justice. at charged with perverting the course ofjustice. at home today, he would not answer questions. no comment. the former chief superintendent is also charged with perverting the course of justice, said also charged with perverting the course ofjustice, said to have altered statements. the former detective inspector faces the same charge, accused of being central to the process of changing statements. although individual people face trial, organisations such as sheffield wednesday in the former metropolitan ambulance service won't be charged. prosecutors say that is because over the decades, they have been completely restructured. it is no longer legally possible. 0r been completely restructured. it is no longer legally possible. or the families, there was a range of emotion, including some disappointment about those who won't face action —— among the families. some names we didn't expect, and a few that we think have been omitted. six people facin

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police who is charged with perverting theustice in relation to amendments made to witness statements. former officers chief superintendent donald denton, in the middle here, and dci alan foster, who is not shown, are charged with the same offence, donald denton is said to have overseen the process of altering statements. no one from the ambulance service is being prosecuted and no organisation will face corporate charges. it's the culmination of more than four years of work by hundreds of investigators, they have looked through thousands of documents including police notebooks from 1989 which were recovered from lofts, garages and offices and combed through page by page. investigations have cost in the region of £100 million and expectations of prosecutions were high. donna miller lost her brother paul carlyle at hillsborough — today is a hard day, her mother did not live to see the prosecutions announced. the fact my mum is not here, this is the first big event she's not here, she died on the 26th of april this year, and thi

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police.harged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he would not answer questions. any comment to make at all? no comment. just the same as ever. right. 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 changing statements. although individual people face trial, organisations including sheffield wednesday and the former south yorkshire metropolitan ambulance service won't be charged. 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 mixed bag. a couple of names that we didn't expect, and a fe

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he would not answer questions. any comment to make at all? no comment. 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 changing statements. nobody from the ambulance service is being prosecuted, and no organisation will face corporate charges over hillsborough, which has disappointed some. a mixed bag. a couple of names that we didn't expect, and a few that we think have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight. professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. have been omitted.ges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight. 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. the oldest, a pensioner. they were all unlawfully killed. 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 ofjail. judith moritz, bbc news, warrington. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look back at the life of the creator of paddington bear, michael bond, who's died at the age of 91. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong, with a series of

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police who is charged with perverting theice in relation to amendments made to witness statements. former officers chief superintendent donald denton in the middle and dci alan foster who is not shown are charged with the same offence, donald denton is said to have overseen the process of altering statements. no one from the ambulance service is being prosecuted and no organisation will face corporate charges. it's the culmination of more than four years of work by hundreds of investigators, they have looked through thousands of documents including police notebooks from 1989 which were recovered from lofts, garages and offices and comb through page by page. investigations have cost in the region of £100 million and expectations of prosecutions we re and expectations of prosecutions were high. donna miller lost her brother paul carlyle, today is a ha rd brother paul carlyle, today is a hard day, her mother did not live to see the prosecutions announced. the fa ct see the prosecutions announced. the fact my mum is not here, thi

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police.perverting the course ofjustice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he would not answer questions. no comment. former chief superintendent donald denton, in the middle here, is also charged with perverting the course of justice, said is also charged with perverting the course ofjustice, said to have overseen the process of altering the statements. former inspector alan foster faces the same charge, accused of being central to the process of changing statements. nobody from the ambulance service is facing charges and no organisation will face corporate charges over hillsborough, which has disappointed some. a mixed bag. a couple of names we didn't expect and a few that we think have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight. this professor has spent yea rs long fight. this professor has spent years working to expose what happened

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police.rged with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he would not answer questions. no comment. 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 changing statements. nobody from the ambulance service is being prosecuted, and no organisation will face corporate charges over hillsborough, which has disappointed some. a mixed bag. a couple of names that we didn't expect, and a few that we think have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight. professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says the passage of time must have ha

peter metcalf, the solicitor for south yorkshire police during the original inquiry and the first, discreditedcourse of justice. metcalf reviewed accounts provided by officers and, according to the prosecutor, made suggestions for alterations, deletions and amendments for which there appears to be no justification. metcalf refused to speak today. no comment. former south yorkshire chief superintendent don denton and former deputy chief inspector alan foster are also charged with perverting justice. both are said to be involved in the statement amendment process. the sixth man to be charged is graham mackrell. he was company secretary for sheffield wednesday, who owned hillsborough. as safety officer at hillsborough, he faces two charges alleging he failed to carry out his duties as required by law. for the bereaved families who have campaigned for nearly 30 years, this is a stage towards justice that for decades looked impossible. the announcement of charges was met with their applause. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps in my

peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police. with perverting the course of justice in relation to amendments made to police statements. at home today, he would not answer questions. any comment to make at all? no comment. 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 changing statements. nobody from the ambulance service is being prosecuted, and no organisation will face corporate charges over hillsborough, which has disappointed some. a mixed bag. a couple of names that we didn't expect, and a few that we think have been omitted. there will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't have been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight. professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says the pass