Hillsborough - The Sun's apology

The tabloid crassly claimed that following the disaster, Liverpool supporters ‘picked pockets of victims: some fans urinated on the brave cops’ – comments that brought a widespread boycott of the publication all over Merseyside.

A part of the statement reads as follows: “We long ago apologised publicly to the victims' families, friends and to the city of Liverpool for our awful error. We gladly say sorry again today: fully, openly, honestly and without reservation.

“If there was any way we could take back our erroneous words of 15 years ago, and by so doing ease the deep anguish we caused to so many people in mourning, we would do it.”

Despite this, The Sun hits back at football fans from Merseyside after fans criticised Everton and England striker Wayne Rooney for selling his life story to the paper.