A major report has found that there were widespread police failings both before and after the deadly Hillsborough football stadium crush that led to the deaths of 97 Liverpool supporters in northern England in 1989.

At the end of an investigation that began in 2012, the UK’s police watchdog concluded on Tuesday that 12 police officers would have had cases to answer for gross misconduct over the United Kingdom’s worst sporting tragedy.

However, no action can be taken against them because they have all retired, with the victims’ families saying that justice will never be served.

“Not a single officer will face a disciplinary action,” said Nicola Brook, the lead lawyer for the families. “No one will be held to account,” she added.

Longtime campaigner Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old s

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