Hillsborough families applauded news ex-police chief among six to be charged

Latest: The families of Hillsborough victims have applauded news that criminal charges have been filed against six people over the disaster.

Update 5.24pm Families of 96 Hillsborough victims broke into applause as they were told match commander David Duckenfield and five others are to face criminal charges nearly 30 years on from the death of their loved ones.

Duckenfield, 72, along with former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison, 61, two other senior ex-South Yorkshire Police officers, the then force solicitor and the safety boss of Sheffield Wednesday FC, all will be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced.