http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22284439 Hillsborough inquest date set for early next year A fresh inquest into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will take place in early 2014, a coroner has confirmed. Families of the victims heard the decision at the Family Division of the High Court in London earlier. The location will be confirmed next week - some families asked for it be held in London and others in the North West. A new inquest was ordered in December when the High Court quashed the original accidental death verdicts. The Liverpool fans died following a crush in a 1989 FA Cup semi-final. Coroner Lord Justice Goldring said he would not wait for the completion of ongoing criminal and Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations before going ahead with the inquest. He told families at the hearing: "Anne Williams' death is a powerful reminder, if one were needed, that there is an urgency attaching to the commencement of the inquest hearings as well as a need for that investigation to be as full as possible."