{"id":60887,"date":"2024-04-15T14:26:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=60887"},"modified":"2024-04-15T15:43:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:43:15","slug":"world-mourns-35-years-since-the-hillsborough-disaster-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/world-mourns-35-years-since-the-hillsborough-disaster-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield marks the Hillsborough Disaster 35 years on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today marks the 35th anniversary of one of football\u2019s greatest tragedies \u2013 the Hillsborough Disaster \u2013 where 97 people were unlawfully killed attending an FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/joq23rm\/\">Rukanah Mogra<\/a>\u00a0reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tragedy unfolded primarily due to overcrowding in the Leppings Lane stand, which led to a crush of fans in one of the standing terraces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation was exacerbated by inadequate crowd control measures, poor stadium design, and the failure of police to properly manage the influx of fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer took to X [formerly Twitter] to express his condolences to the victims and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today on the 35th anniversary of Hillsborough, I&#39;ll be thinking about those lost, their families, and their enduring courage and determination to pursue justice.<br><br>Making the Hillsborough Law a reality would be a priority of my Labour government.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OpYFPy4ib\">https:\/\/t.co\/7OpYFPy4ib<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer\/status\/1779773445993070865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Owls will host the annual memorial service to remember the 97 Liverpool supporters who lost their lives in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service will commence at 2:55pm at the permanent memorial site adjacent to the South Stand bridge and run for approximately 20 minutes, during which time Parkside Road traffic will be suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hillsborough Stadium will be open to all visitors wishing to pay their respects throughout the day from 10am to 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 35th anniversary of one of football\u2019s greatest tragedies \u2013 the Hillsborough Disaster \u2013 where 97 people were unlawfully killed attending an FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, Rukanah Mogra\u00a0reports. 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