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Kegworth air disaster
in 1992
A Boeing 737 airplane has crashed onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people.
Eighty have survived, of whom ten are seriously injured.
The British Midland flight 092 was forced to crash land after both engines of the brand new aircraft failed.
It slammed into the motorway embankment at 2026 GMT, breaking into three pieces.
Motorists on the M1 had a lucky escape as there were no vehicles in the immediate vicinity at the moment of impact.
Hillsborough disaster
On 15 April 1989, at the start of an FA Cup semi-final, a crush on the steel-fenced terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium resulted in the death of 96 Liverpool fans and left hundreds more injured.
The inquiry into the disaster, led by Lord Justice Taylor, established the main cause as a failure of police crowd control.
Events began to unfold from around 14:30 BST. The game was to be a repeat of the 1988 semi-final, in which Liverpool had faced Nottingham Forest at the same venue.
Liverpool fans had begun arriving at the ground from midday, but had to enter their designated stand at Leppings Lane through a small number of decrepit turnstiles.
Once inside, many made their way on to the terraced lower stand which was ringed with blue-painted steel fences and laterally divided into "pens".
On 16 December 1991, the Fun House Blackpool
attraction (first opened in 1934) was completely destroyed by a fire caused by vandals. Valhalla (opened in 2000) was built in its place.
in 1992
A Boeing 737 airplane has crashed onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people.
Eighty have survived, of whom ten are seriously injured.
The British Midland flight 092 was forced to crash land after both engines of the brand new aircraft failed.
It slammed into the motorway embankment at 2026 GMT, breaking into three pieces.
Motorists on the M1 had a lucky escape as there were no vehicles in the immediate vicinity at the moment of impact.
Hillsborough disaster
On 15 April 1989, at the start of an FA Cup semi-final, a crush on the steel-fenced terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium resulted in the death of 96 Liverpool fans and left hundreds more injured.
The inquiry into the disaster, led by Lord Justice Taylor, established the main cause as a failure of police crowd control.
Events began to unfold from around 14:30 BST. The game was to be a repeat of the 1988 semi-final, in which Liverpool had faced Nottingham Forest at the same venue.
Liverpool fans had begun arriving at the ground from midday, but had to enter their designated stand at Leppings Lane through a small number of decrepit turnstiles.
Once inside, many made their way on to the terraced lower stand which was ringed with blue-painted steel fences and laterally divided into "pens".
On 16 December 1991, the Fun House Blackpool
attraction (first opened in 1934) was completely destroyed by a fire caused by vandals. Valhalla (opened in 2000) was built in its place.
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