'I will never forget reporting on the tragedy - it still sends a shiver down my spine' - Ex-West Midlands reporter remembers Dunblane massacre on 30th anniversary
Today marks 30 years since the UK's deadliest firearms atrocity and it is a date that, for ex-Express & Star reporter Boris Worrall, will be forever etched in his mind.
On the morning of March 13, 1996, a gunman entered the gymnasium of Dunblane Primary School and, over the course of less than four minutes, murdered 16 children and their teacher.
Another 12 children and three adults were either shot or injured in the assault. All but two of the children attacked that day were aged just five and six.
Mr Worrall was a relatively inexperienced 25-year-old reporter at the time in the West Midlands and described covering such a major story as "daunting" - but he says some aspects remain as vivid today as three decades ago.
"Thinking back now triggers so many challenging memories and still sends a shiver down my spine," he said.
"It was an experience that I will never forget.
"In an age before the internet and social media was established, news travelled far more slowly than it does today.
"I remember being told to get up to Scotland, grabbing some things and jumping into the car of photographer Tim Sturgess.
