British police tried to blame Liverpool football fans to cover up mistakes that contributed to the deaths of 96 supporters who were crushed at a stadium, according to secret documents finally released following a 23-year campaign by families of the victims.

The group set up to study previously secret documents relating to the Hillsborough tragedy saw for themselves today the scale of the archive they are set to examine.

POOR performances by your favourite football team may prove to be literally heart-stopping for some fans.

Football teams’ poor performances on the pitch may prove to be literally heartstopping for fans, it emerged today.