The Latest Breaking News from Orgreave

Editorial: That a panel will examine the brutal treatment of striking miners, and faked police statements, is a triumph for civil society

In today’s newsletter: The investigative reporter whose work helped lead to a new inquiry into one of the most brutal clashes in British industrial history on its connection with the Hillsborough disaster – and why justice is finally due

The prosecutions of 95 miners charged with riot and unlawful assembly in 1985 collapsed amid accusations of police officers lying in court

In the early summer of 1984, 8,000 miners and supporters gathered to picket a coke works in South Yorkshire. They were met by a force of 6,000 police officers

Miner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report’s existence before it was destroyed

Letters: Edward Rees KC and Dr Keith Flett express their outrage at the actions of Northumbria police in destroying files on the Battle of Orgreave

Documents related to the so-called Battle of Orgreave are said to be amongst those destroyed by Northumbria Police.

Force says it disposed of papers last year despite forthcoming inquiry into scenes of violent policing in 1984

A celebration of ‘capitalism-subverting, ego-transcending’ mass gatherings – from Peterloo to M25 raves, Orgreave to Notting Hill carnival