Match chief admits causing 96 deaths
Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield accepts his failure to shut a tunnel leading to football terraces “was the direct cause” of 96 deaths. BBC News – UK
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Dutch UN helicopter crashes in Mali
A Dutch UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes near Gao in northern Mali, with two people reported killed. BBC News – Europe
Brazilian party treasurer charged
The public prosecutor in Brazil formally charges the treasurer of the governing Worker’s Party with corruption in the Petrobras scandal. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Funds for fake White House sought
The Secret Service director Joseph Clancy asks for better training facilities as lawmakers question him over recent security lapses. BBC News – US & Canada
Egypt orders activist killing trial
Egypt’s state prosecutor says a policeman must stand trial on charges of killing activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh at a protest in Cairo in January. BBC News – Africa
‘Radical’ rates review launched
A review of the business rates system in England has been launched, with its findings due in time for the Budget in 2016. BBC News – Business