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| Schumacher reprimanded for impeding HRT drivers Posted: 12 Oct 2012 07:09 AM PDT  Schumacher takes a drink inside his team garage at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam. — Reuters pic The 43-year-old Mercedes driver was summoned to the stewards after second practice for holding up the HRTs of Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa and Indian Narain Karthikeyan 48 minutes into the session. Spanish-based HRT have not scored a point in nearly three seasons in Formula One, and usually start at the back of the starting grid. Schumacher, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season, started the last race in Japan alongside Karthikeyan at the back of the grid after collecting a 10-place penalty for causing a collision at the previous race in Singapore. De la Rosa was testing a new rear wing for HRT in the afternoon session as well as tyre options. Schumacher has now been reprimanded twice this season, the previous one coming at the Spanish Grand Prix in May when he held up McLaren's Lewis Hamilton — his replacement at Mercedes next year — in practice. The German lapped fifth fastest in the afternoon session in South Korea. — Reuters |
| UK launches biggest probe into police over Hillsborough Posted: 12 Oct 2012 06:54 AM PDT  Supporters hold up coloured cards in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster before the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, September 23, 2012. The fixture was Liverpool's first at home since a report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster cleared their fans of any blame. — Reuters file pic Serving and former officers, including those in senior positions, could face charges or misconduct proceedings for failings and cover-ups over Britain's worst sporting disaster, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. Last month, Prime Minister David Cameron apologised to families of the victims after a damning report detailed a catalogue of errors and evidence that police dishonestly tried to deflect blame on to fans of Liverpool football club. The victims, many young, died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, northern England, at an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. The tragedy changed the face of English football and ushered in a new era of modern, all-seated venues. An independent panel found the police response to the disaster had been flawed and 41 lives could have been saved. It also concluded that police had sought to blame the Liverpool fans, portraying them as aggressive, drunk and ticketless, and bent on packing into the already crowded stadium, vindicating families who fought a 23-year campaign to find the truth. Senior police edited their officers' witness statements from the day to paint them in a less damaging light, the report said. South Yorkshire Police removed negative comments from 116 out of 164 police statements. "The report revealed extremely serious and troubling issues for the police," said IPCC deputy chairman Deborah Glass. "Its contents provoked a demand for those responsible for the actions revealed in the report to be held to account." She said their probe would "without a shadow of a doubt" be Britain's biggest inquiry into police behaviour. "We do not yet know how many officers or retired officers fall to be investigated. We do not underestimate the size of our task," she added. The investigation will look at allegations that individuals or institutions were culpable for the deaths, and so should face manslaughter charges, and at claims that evidence was fabricated after the disaster and lies then spread to lawmakers and the media. One senior officer, Norman Bettison, the chief constable of West Yorkshire Police who has been accused of being part of a cover-up, announced last week he would retire next year to allow a full investigation into charges against him. Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said prosecutors would consider all the material now available to see whether there was already evidence to bring criminal charges against any individual or corporate body. — Reuters |
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