St George's Hall in Liverpool is illuminated following a special commemorative service to mark the outcome of the Hillsborough inquest, (Image: PA)

For the first time, the police watchdog has suggested in a major new investigation that police officers from a second police force potentially helped South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officers to undermine the battle for truth and justice over the Hillsborough disaster, in which 97 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed.

The new report, released today (Tuesday) )includes findings from years of investigations by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and Operation Resolve - the criminal investigation into the disaster at Hillsborough Stadium on April 15 1989.

It has concluded South Yorkshire Police fundamentally failed in its planning

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