Hillsborough disaster: dozens of police misconduct claims upheld, families told

Complaints upheld against some former South Yorkshire and West Midlands officers but none will face proceedings

Dozens of allegations of misconduct against police officers relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have been upheld by the police standards watchdog, bereaved families have been told.

However, none will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all left the police service.

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FBI offers $10m reward for ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin

Ryan Wedding, 43, wanted for role in billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and several homicides

Authorities in the United States have offered a $10m reward for information that leads to the arrest of a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder-turned-international drug kingpin.

Police in Los Angeles said on Thursday that Ryan Wedding – also known as “El Jefe”, “Giant” and “Public Enemy” – is wanted for his role in a billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and for several homicides linked to his drug sprawling network.

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