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15/04/1989 Hillsborough disaster
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What happened at Hillsborough? BBC News
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Hillsborough: anatomy of a disaster
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Hillsborough disaster: How the day unfolded - BBC News
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The Farm's Peter Hooton remembers the Hillsborough disaster - BBC Newsnight
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Hillsborough Disaster: How it happened in 1989
The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during an FA Cup semi-final football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. With 96 fatalities and 766 injuries, it remains the worst disaster in British sporting history.
Essentials
Before the disaster
Disaster
Victims
1989–1991 coroner's hearing
Taylor Inquiry
Stuart-Smith scrutiny
Hillsborough Independent Panel
Second coroner's hearing
Criminal and civil cases
Memorials
Controversies
Radio, television and theatre