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| Hillsborough: Final Anfield memorial service to be held | Hillsborough: Final Anfield memorial service to be held |
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| The final Anfield memorial service for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster will be held later. | The final Anfield memorial service for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster will be held later. |
| The annual event has been held at Liverpool's stadium since the tragedy in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. | The annual event has been held at Liverpool's stadium since the tragedy in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. |
| In January, relatives of the victims said they had "unanimously agreed" this year's service would be the last. | In January, relatives of the victims said they had "unanimously agreed" this year's service would be the last. |
| A minute's silence will be held across Liverpool at 15:06 BST - the exact time when the FA Cup semi-final was abandoned following a terrace crush. | A minute's silence will be held across Liverpool at 15:06 BST - the exact time when the FA Cup semi-final was abandoned following a terrace crush. |
| Bells will toll 96 times at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Town Hall, while flags at civic buildings will be flown at half-mast. | Bells will toll 96 times at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Town Hall, while flags at civic buildings will be flown at half-mast. |
| The Mersey Ferry will sound its horn and the Mersey Tunnel barriers will be lowered for a minute. | The Mersey Ferry will sound its horn and the Mersey Tunnel barriers will be lowered for a minute. |
| Public transport and shops in the city centre have also been encouraged to observe the silence. | Public transport and shops in the city centre have also been encouraged to observe the silence. |
| On Thursday night, as Liverpool beat Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League quarter-final, Anfield held a minute's silence before kick off as the Kop spelled out "96" in white mosaic tiles. | |
| With the players on the two sides wearing black armbands, the fans of both teams joined in a resounding and sustained rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone", the Liverpool anthem. | With the players on the two sides wearing black armbands, the fans of both teams joined in a resounding and sustained rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone", the Liverpool anthem. |
| Jury conclusions | Jury conclusions |
| Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said: "We will never forget those who died at Hillsborough, and this is a day for us to unite as a city, and remember each one and also their families and friends left behind." | Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said: "We will never forget those who died at Hillsborough, and this is a day for us to unite as a city, and remember each one and also their families and friends left behind." |
| In January, Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG), thanked the club for hosting the service for 27 years. | In January, Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG), thanked the club for hosting the service for 27 years. |
| "We hope that the public and fans respect the decision of the HFSG and will continue to remember the 96 in their own perhaps more private way," she said. | "We hope that the public and fans respect the decision of the HFSG and will continue to remember the 96 in their own perhaps more private way," she said. |
| Earlier this month, the jury at new inquests into the disaster retired to start considering its conclusions about how the fans died. | Earlier this month, the jury at new inquests into the disaster retired to start considering its conclusions about how the fans died. |
| The hearings, which started in March 2014, are already the longest running inquests in British legal history. | The hearings, which started in March 2014, are already the longest running inquests in British legal history. |
| Who were the 96 victims? | Who were the 96 victims? |
| Read profiles of all those who died in the disaster | Read profiles of all those who died in the disaster |