Hillsborough disaster to be marked

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The bells of Liverpool's two cathedrals and its civic buildings will ring out in memory of the 96 football fans who died at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium on April 15 1989.

The city's public transport will come to a stop for two minutes at 3.06pm on Wednesday, exactly 20 years since the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was abandoned.

Thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial service on the Kop at Anfield during which 96 candles will be lit and a representative of each family will be awarded the Freedom of Liverpool.

Liverpool's Lord Mayor, Steve Rotheram, said: "Hillsborough affected so many lives, not just on Merseyside but across the whole of the UK.

"I attended the match 20 years ago and the passing years do not diminish the importance and the poignancy of this occasion."

The relatives, along with former Liverpool FC players and famous Liverpool musicians, have also taken part in a single released to coincide with the anniversary.

The Kop anthem, The Fields of Anfield Road, is inspired by Peter St John's Irish folk ballad Fields of Athenry, has been reworked by the Anfield faithful over the years with different verses about favourite past club managers.

Lord Justice Taylor's inquiry into the disaster criticised senior police officers on duty at the match for a "failure of control" and recommended the introduction of all-seater stadiums.

The families remain determined to fight for further inquiries into the deaths.