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Milestone for Hillsborough

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the tragedy on April 15, 1989 - one of Britain's worst sporting disasters. It is the first since the families of victims fought and won justice in their campaign to clear blame for the disaster from the dead.

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Thousands mark a special Hillsborough anniversary

Thousands of people gathered at Liverpool's Anfield football ground today for a memorial service to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

It was the first commemoration of the tragedy since an official report laid bare the cover-up which attempted to shift the blame on to the victims.

Read: Hillsborough: The Truth… A quarter of a century late

ITV News' North of England Correspondent Damon Green met one campaigner to whom today's service meant everything:

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