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Page last updated at 14:36 GMT, Wednesday, 15 April 2009 15:36 UK

Silence for Hillsborough victims

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Thousands of people gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Ninety-six Liverpool supporters died in the crush at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium on 15 April 1989

At 3.06pm, the exact time the referee blew the whistle and abandoned the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, a two-minute silence was held.

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