To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, mourners in Liverpool and Sheffield laid wreaths and stood in a minute’s silence to remember the dead.

Sheffield Wednesday held a memorial service for the 97 people who died in the crowd crush during the Hillsborough Disaster at Hillsborough Stadium.

In Liverpool, Lord Mayor Councillor Mary Rasmussen led a minute of silence at the Exchange Flags near Liverpool’s Town Hall.

Liverpool FC players and staff also laid wreaths and left notes.

“Always in our hearts, the 97 will never be forgotten,” said one card signed “From Matt, Niamh, and the LFCW team” that was laid alongside the wreaths.

During an FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989, 97 people died in a crowd crush at Hillsborough stadium.

An inquest in 2016 determined that the disaster, which took place during a game between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest, was caused by “gross negligence” from the game’s match commander, who should be held “responsible for manslaughter.”