"a free special issue of ""The Sun"" was distributed by the Royal Mail to 22 million homes in England. The promotion, which did not include a Page 3 topless model, was announced in mid-May and was believed to be the first such freesheet issued by a UK national newspaper. The boycott in Merseyside following the newspaper's coverage of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 meant that copies were not dispatched to areas with a Liverpool postcode. Royal Mail employees in Merseyside and surrounding areas were given special dispensation by their managers to allow them not to handle the publication ""on a"
"became the ""Telegraph & Star"", and finally, from 14 November 1938 was known as ""The Star"". In April 1989, the newspaper published false reports about the Hillsborough disaster which occurred in the city and in which 96 Liverpool F.C. fans were fatally injured at an FA Cup semi-final tie. It claimed that the key factor of the tragedy was the drunkenness of Liverpool fans. These claims were met with outrage by Liverpool fans, particularly when it was established that police loss of crowd control and the presence of perimeter fencing between the stands and the pitch were the key factors"
"days after the disaster. Sales of the newspaper in Liverpool slumped and many newsagents refused to stock it. Three decades later, many people in the city still refuse to buy The Sun and a number of newsagents still refuse to sell it. Other media outlets including the ""Daily Star"" and ""Daily Mail"" also printed similar stories in which the behaviour of Liverpool fans was alleged to have been a major factor in the tragedy. There was further controversy surrounding the tragedy in March 1991 when a verdict of accidental death was recorded on the 95 people who had died at"
"statement: Trevor Hicks, chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, rejected Mr MacKenzie's apology as ""too little, too late"", calling him ""lowlife, clever lowlife, but lowlife"". Following the publication of the report ""The Sun"" apologised on its front page, under the headline ""The Real Truth"". With the newspaper's editor at the time, Dominic Mohan, adding underneath: Liverpool FC supporters and a significant majority of the City of Liverpool's residents have continued to boycott the newspaper as a result of the Hillsborough tragedy. In February 2017, Liverpool FC blocked the access of ""Sun"" journalists to its grounds, banning them from on-site"
"Hillsborough by the newspaper. Everton F.C. followed in April 2017 on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the disaster after a column by Kelvin MacKenzie concerning Everton footballer Ross Barkley. MacKenzie was suspended as a contributor to the newspaper. The journalist Edward Pearce was criticised for writing a controversial article in the aftermath of the disaster, at a time when a number of victims' funerals were taking place. His column in ""The Sunday Times"" on 23 April 1989, included the text: ""For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people ..."
"fears that six spectators who had to be resuscitated have suffered brain damage. 19 April 1989 – ""The Sun"" newspaper sparks controversy over an article about the Hillsborough disaster, that carries the front-page headline ""The Truth"". It contains allegations, supported by sources including South Yorkshire Police, Conservative MP Irvine Patnick and an unnamed South Yorkshire news agency, that Liverpool fans robbed the injured and dead, and assaulted and urinated on police officers who were attending to injured fans. Similar allegations have also been printed by national newspapers including the ""Daily Star"" and ""Daily Mail"", as well as several regional newspapers."
"to Beam's column reached the UK's Daily Mail, and was the subject of criticism by Liverpool's supporters. Responding to this on an independent fan site, Alan Farlie stated that ""the reason people are still 'agonising' is that there are many who lost family and friends on a bright summer's day. There are still many who were at Hillsborough that day and who remember being crushed as their fellow fans died around them, crushed to death, because of failures in organisation and policing."" The Globe later issued a correction to the online version of the article, acknowledging that the disaster was"
"Kinnock, who was keen to remove the militant tendency from the party as part of the attempt to make it electable again. At the same time, the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher was deeply unpopular in Liverpool, with the Conservatives share of the vote in most local council and parliamentary elections being consistently low throughout the 1980s. On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool F.C. fans (mostly from Merseyside as well as neighbouring parts of Cheshire and Lancashire) were fatally injured in the Hillsborough disaster at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. This had a traumatic effect on people across the"
"Pearce was an opponent of the First Gulf War. Pearce was criticised for writing an article in the aftermath of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, at a time when a number of victims' funerals were taking place. In a ""Sunday Times"" article on 23 April 1989 he wrote the following: ""For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people ...the shrine in the Anfield goalmouth, the cursing of the police, all the theatricals, come sweetly to a city which is already the world capital of self-pity. There are soapy politicians to make a"
"Liverpool Echo The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales - a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Sunday, and is Liverpool's daily newspaper. Until 13 January 2012 it had a sister morning paper, the ""Liverpool Daily Post"". It has an average daily circulation of 35,038 Historically the newspaper was published by the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Ltd. Its office is in St Paul's Square Liverpool, having downsized from Old Hall Street in March 2018. The editor is"
"on 15 April 1989 also gave inaccurate reporting of the disaster, as these newspapers went to press before the full extent or circumstances of the disaster had been confirmed or even reported. This included the Wolverhampton-based ""Express & Star"", which reported that the match had been cancelled as a result of a ""pitch invasion in which many fans were injured"". This article was presumably published before there were any reports that people had been killed. These media reports and others were examined during the 2012 Hillsborough Independent Panel report. On 19 April, four days after the disaster, Kelvin MacKenzie, editor"
"of what named individuals had said – a fact made clear to MacKenzie by Harry Arnold, the reporter who wrote the story. The front page caused outrage in Liverpool, where the paper lost more than three-quarters of its estimated 55,000 daily sales and still sells poorly in the city more than 25 years later (around 12,000). It is unavailable in parts of the city, as many newsagents refuse to stock it. It was revealed in a documentary called ""Alexei Sayle's Liverpool"", aired in September 2008, that many Liverpudlians will not even take the newspaper for free, and those who do"
"(a 96th victim would die in 1993, having never regained consciousness). Liverpool fans reacted with fury after seeing the interview was conducted with ""The Sun"", a newspaper which had been boycotted by many people in Liverpool for the intervening years over its reporting of the events at Hillsborough. Souness himself had restricted Liverpool players from talking to ""The Sun"". Although he apologised at the time, Souness has since said that he probably should have resigned there and then. Souness attended the 1992 FA Cup Final, which Liverpool won 2–0 against Sunderland, against the advice of his doctors. 1992–93 was an"
"remained unresponsive to the determined efforts of bereaved families and survivors to secure truth and justice'. He also stated that in his 'scholarship and teaching' he is 'a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy' and proposed that people's contribution to society should not be connected to 'British Empire'. The Hillsborough disaster occurred on 15 April 1989 at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. During the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs, a human crush resulted in the deaths of 96 people and injuries to 766 others."
"press statement saying ""Mr Cohen has obviously never taken the time to read the Taylor Report which stated clearly that ticketless fans were not a contributory factor or responsible for the events of that day. To use the 20th anniversary of the disaster to repeat false claims about Liverpool fans (which Mr Cohen first broadcast and then apologised for in 2006) is even more unacceptable."" Chelsea F.C. also condemned his statements, issuing a press release which stated ""We have distanced ourselves and will continue to distance ourselves from any comments that disrespect the memory of Hillsborough. We can see no"
"wider causes of the incident. Although the then-editor Boris Johnson did not write this piece, journalist Simon Heffer alleged he had written the first draft of the article ""at Mr Johnson's request"", and offered to apologise for its publication after it attracted ""a furore in the city [of Liverpool]"". Johnson apologised at the time of the article, travelling to Liverpool to do so, and again following the publication of the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in 2012; however, Johnson's apology was rejected by Margaret Aspinall, chairperson of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, whose son James, 18, died in the"
"nearly 110,000 copies in 2007. Liverpool Echo The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales - a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Sunday, and is Liverpool's daily newspaper. Until 13 January 2012 it had a sister morning paper, the ""Liverpool Daily Post"". It has an average daily circulation of 35,038 Historically the newspaper was published by the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo Ltd. Its office is in St Paul's Square Liverpool, having downsized from Old Hall Street in"
"the city of Liverpool and its inhabitants which was accompanied by a photograph showing a large rubbish tip directly behind the city's iconic Liver Building. In reality, no such rubbish tip existed anywhere in the vicinity of the Liver Building; it subsequently emerged that the photograph was a fake created from a composite of images of the buildings and a rubbish tip that was not in Liverpool, although the photograph's caption implied that the image illustrated the supposed poor upkeep of the city. Despite these revelations, the newspaper did not inform its readers of its deception or print any correction."
"2012 for their dishonesty and negligence in their handling of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which led to an apology from the then Chief Constable David Crompton. The Hillsborough Independent Panel had exposed the way in which the force had attempted to divert blame from their own mishandling of the tragedy by feeding false information to the media and altering statements given by their own officers. In June 2013, UK newspaper ""The Guardian"" reported on emails sent by Crompton in which he had suggested that the families of fans killed at the Hillsborough disaster had been untruthful. In one, Crompton"
"and Cushway alleged that Maher had started the rumors. Maher denied starting the rumor, calling the tribunal's decision ""a miscarriage of justice"". Chrissie Maher Chrissie Maher OBE (born 1938) co-founded Plain English Campaign, a company that promotes the clear use of English, particularly by businesses and official bodies. In 1971 Maher founded the UK's first community newspaper, the ""Tuebrook Bugle"", which gave her the chance to write articles demanding that organisations start using plain English. In 1974 Maher started ""The Liverpool News"", the UK's first newspaper for adults with reading difficulties. She was also a member of the UK's National"
"three days after the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool F.C. fans were fatally injured at an FA Cup semi-final game, the ""Daily Star"" ran the front-page headline ""Dead Fans Robbed by Drunk Thugs"", alleging that Liverpool fans had stolen from fans injured or killed in the tragedy. These allegations, along with claims that fans had also attacked police officers aiding the injured, were published in several other newspapers, though it was the content of a front-page article by ""The Sun"" on 19 April which caused the most controversy. A later inquiry showed all of the claims made were false."
"Liverpool Daily Post The Liverpool Post was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013. Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the title ""The Liverpool Daily Post"". It retained the name ""Liverpool Daily Post"" for its website, which continued to offer a daily service of news, business and sport to the people of Merseyside until the closure of the publication. The ""Liverpool Daily Post"" split from its sister North Wales title, ""The Daily Post"", which still publishes six days a week, in"
"""What am I supposed to feel ashamed about?"" MacKenzie was not specifically referring to the coverage of the Hillsborough disaster and made no mention of the tragedy during the interview, but the ""Liverpool Echo"" published a piece reporting MacKenzie's statements and criticising the apparent lack of shame or regret over the Hillsborough coverage implied by them (and the fact that MacKenzie may still regard the misleading coverage as a ""good story""). Although there was actually little reaction to the quotes on Merseyside at the time, they did draw comment from Phil Hammond, chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, who"
"Wright himself had said it. Hebden Bridge residents launched a campaign against Sir Bernard Ingham to have him removed as a local newspaper columnist over his continued refusal to apologise for his words in the immediate aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster. He continued to write articles until February 2013. On 26 April 2016, a jury gave the verdict that the 96 killed at Hillsborough were unlawfully killed and that the Liverpool fans behaviour did not contribute to the dangerous situation at the turnstiles. Ingham refused to apologise or respond to the previous comments he made, which has led to a"
"Hillsborough (1996 film) Hillsborough is a television film written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Christopher Eccleston and Ricky Tomlinson. Set between 1989 and 1991, the film is a dramatization of the Hillsborough disaster, which saw 96 football supporters lose their lives at Hillsborough in Sheffield. In April 1989, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest met in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The match was played at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield but was abandoned shortly after the match had started when it became clear that the fans packed in to the Leppings Lane end of the ground were being crushed against fencing."
"is made freely available. The Football Association and the Premier League distanced themselves from Richards remarks, stressing that he was attending the conference in a personal capacity. It emerged from the Hillsborough Independent Panel enquiry in September 2012 that Richards, who was the Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday from March 1990 to February 2000, had refused to put up a memorial at Hillsborough, on legal advice, for the 96 Liverpool supporters that died on 15 April 1989, in the Hillsborough disaster. (David Conn at ""The Guardian"") Dave Richards Sir David Gerald Richards (born 3 October 1943, Walkley, Sheffield) is the chairman"
"Hillsborough Disaster, which took place on 15 April 1989 in an FA Cup semi-final match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, claiming 96 lives. The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition were held by the free-to-air channel ITV and the new subscription channel BT Sport. ITV has held the rights since 2008–09, while BT Sport bought ESPN's remaining FA Cup rights in February 2013. The FA Cup Final must be broadcast live on UK terrestrial television under the Ofcom code of protected sporting events. These matches were broadcast live on UK television: 2013–14 FA Cup The 2013–14 FA Cup (also known"
"UEFA President Jacques Georges caused controversy by describing the Liverpool supporters as ""beasts"", suggesting that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster. His remarks led to Liverpool F.C. calling for his resignation. Many newspapers also reported that football hooliganism was a major factor in the tragedy, most notably ""The Sun"", whose article entitled ""The Truth"" sparked a sharp fall in sales of the tabloid on Merseyside, with many newsagents refusing to stock it.. However, it should be stressed that football hooliganism has been proven beyond any doubt to have paid no part in the Hillsborough disaster, with the 96"
"average daily circulation of 8,217 while the ""North Wales Daily Post"" edition had an average daily circulation of 31,802, bringing the total to just over 40,000. On 10 December 2013, the ""Liverpool Post"" announced it was to cease publishing after more than 158 years. The final edition was printed on 19 December 2013. Its sister publication, the ""Liverpool Echo"", is now the sole daily newspaper in Liverpool. Liverpool Daily Post The Liverpool Post was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013. Until 13 January 2012 it"
"comments about the disaster. In a letter addressed to a victim's parent, Ingham wrote that the disaster was caused by ""tanked up yobs"". In another letter written to a Liverpool supporter, also written in 1996, Ingham remarked that people should ""shut up about Hillsborough"". On the day of the inquest verdict, Ingham refused to apologise or respond to the previous comments he made, telling a reporter, ""I have nothing to say."" There have since been calls to have Ingham stripped of his knighthood. In March 2018, British clothing retailer Topman marketed a T-shirt which was interpreted by members of the"
"Hillsborough disaster The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, on 15 April 1989. With 96 fatalities and 766 injuries, it was the worst disaster in British sporting history. The crush occurred in the two standing-only central pens in the Leppings Lane stand, allocated to Liverpool supporters. Shortly before kick-off, in an attempt to ease overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, the police match commander, chief superintendent David Duckenfield, ordered exit gate C to be opened, leading to an influx of even more supporters"
"team and these captions were written and published without consultation with the UK edition, or any other edition of ""FHM""."" The vice-chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, Philip Hammond, said he wanted all football fans to boycott the magazine, saying, ""I am going to write to every fanzine in the country – including Liverpool F.C.'s – telling them to ban ""FHM."" People are very upset by it. I think there will be a real boycott."" He added it would be like making jokes about the 2002 Bali bombings, in which eight fewer Australians were killed. The publication was finally"
"may simply burn or tear it up. Local people often refer to the newspaper as ""The Scum"", with campaigners believing it handicapped their fight for justice. The Sun has lost many millions of pounds in revenue in sales and advertising from the boycott on Merseyside. On 7 July 2004, in response to verbal attacks in Liverpool on Wayne Rooney, just before his transfer from Everton to Manchester United, who had sold his life story to ""The Sun"", the paper devoted a full-page editorial to an apology for the ""awful error"" of its Hillsborough coverage and argued that Rooney (who was"