Sheffield Wednesday today offered an apology to the families who lost their loved ones in the Hillsborough disaster and welcomed the release of thousands of official documents relating to the tragedy.

The families of 96 Liverpool supporters killed in the Hillsborough tragedy will see thousands of official documents relating to the disaster for the first time.

A Facebook page which mocked the Hillsborough football tragedy is being investigated by police in Britain.

The annual memorial service to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool FC supporters died was held today.

THOUSANDS of Liverpool fans gathered in Anfield to remember the 96 people who died in Hillsborough some 21 years ago.

The group set up to study previously secret documents relating to the Hillsborough tragedy saw for themselves today the scale of the archive they are set to examine.

The group representing families of those who died in the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster today welcomed the appointment of the Bishop of Liverpool as the chair of a panel which will oversee the release of thousands of documents relating to the tragedy.

Liverpool fell silent to mourn their dead, and then roared their anger and demanded “justice” for the 96 fans who did not return home from the Hillsborough disaster.