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| Hillsborough: Final Anfield memorial service under way | Hillsborough: Final Anfield memorial service under way |
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| The final Anfield memorial service for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster has begun in Liverpool. | The final Anfield memorial service for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster has begun in Liverpool. |
| 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 was held across Liverpool at 15:06 BST - the time when the FA Cup semi-final was abandoned following a terrace crush. | A minute's silence was held across Liverpool at 15:06 BST - the time when the FA Cup semi-final was abandoned following a terrace crush. |
| Follow live coverage of the memorial service | Follow live coverage of the memorial service |
| 'Milestone' | 'Milestone' |
| The names of each of the 96 who died in Britain's worst sporting disaster were read out between periods of singing of the hymn Abide With Me. | |
| Reverend Kelvin Bolton said the 27th anniversary was "yet another milestone in your long journey" and repeated that bereaved families and their supporters "will never walk alone", which the crowd applauded. | |
| Mr Bolton said he did not need to sing the football club's anthem You'll Never Walk Alone because it was still echoing around Anfield from last night's match. | |
| Former Everton striker Graeme Sharp gave the first reading, Psalm 23, The Lord Is My Shepherd. | |
| Kenny Dalglish, who was manager of the Liverpool team on the day of the disaster, then received a standing ovation and rapturous applause as he gave a reading from the Gospel of John. | |
| This was followed by a standing ovation for Hillsborough expert and author Phil Scraton, who read out a poem he had written for the service. | |
| He became emotional and embraced families after his reading. | |
| Bells tolled 96 times at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Town Hall, while flags at civic buildings were flown at half-mast. | Bells tolled 96 times at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Town Hall, while flags at civic buildings were flown at half-mast. |
| The Mersey Ferry sounded its horn and the Mersey Tunnel barriers were lowered for a minute. | The Mersey Ferry sounded its horn and the Mersey Tunnel barriers were lowered for a minute. |
| Public transport and shops in the city centre were encouraged to observe the silence. | Public transport and shops in the city centre were encouraged to observe the silence. |
| Arriva buses marked the anniversary on all buses across Merseyside with a display which reads "Remembering the 96". | Arriva buses marked the anniversary on all buses across Merseyside with a display which reads "Remembering the 96". |
| 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 |