that was professor phil scraton talking to me a little bit early on.the crown prosecution service, and afterwards they gave me their reaction. trevor hicks, who lost two daughters in the tragedy, said, "no one is above the law." margaret aspinall, who lost her son in the tragedy said, "it's been a terrible 28 year journey. "28 years of torture," she said. she hopes that this is the beginning of the end of that journey. "we all need peace from hillsborough." a police officer who was repeatedly stabbed during the london bridge terror attack has been speaking publicly about his ordeal for the first time. 38—year—old pc wayne marques is a british transport police officer. he was one of the first on the scene as the three men carried out their attack on the bridge at the beginning ofjune. all he had to protect himself with was his police baton. but he launched himself at all three of them to try to protect others, as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. clear the area now! it was just after 10.00pm on 3rd june when three men started their

professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says thee 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 spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotla

professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says the 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. 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 ona 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

professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says thege 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 see a lot more prosecutions. the youngest to die at hillsborough was just ten years old. the oldest was 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. much more information available should you wish to see it on the bbc website. we must turn to venezuelan excellence of extraordinary scenes are being paid out, the supreme court is being attacked by grenades and gunfire coming from helicopter. if you have not seen this video and all surety. and the man who is claiming to be behind all of this is this police officer who scored oscar peres. he released the statement saying he is

professor phil scraton has spent years working to expose what happened at hillsborough, and says thef 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 see a lot more prosecutions. the youngest to die at hillsborough was just ten years old. the oldest was 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. we're joined now by the bbc‘s legal correspondent clive coleman. it isa it is a hugely significant day for the families, 28 years since the tragedy. and the first time the state has brought criminal charges. that may confuse some people because of course there has been an inquest with the jury and that reached a finding that the 96 fans were unlawfully killed. but an inquest is not a criminal trial. it does not apportion guilt, doe

campaigner and member of the hillsborough independent panel's research team, phil scraton, has welcomen prosecution service's decision to bring criminal charges against six people. earlier, my colleague ben brown spoke to him. it has been an incredibly painstaking process. as you know only too well having reported on it for so long, it is nearly three decades and in that situation we have seen families, members of family die, others who weren't born at the time now speaking out for families. in that situation, i think they have not only done themselves, not only should they be immensely proud of their achievement, but they have made a major contribution to the way we think about justice have made a major contribution to the way we think aboutjustice in our society and if byjustice we need accountability and that holds making state institutions to account then they have achieved that. and we know the cps were considering charges potentially against more on 20 suspects, individuals, and organisations. but in the end they have decided to go ahead with dhardges against six of those? that s