The Sun newspaper is carrying a front page apology for its role in the Hillsborough tragedy.
'The Real Truth' is how it describes the revelations about a police cover up and failings by the ambulance service.
Below the main story the paper says: "We are profoundly sorry for false reports'.
In 1989, four days after the tragedy The Sun's front page included claims that Liverpool fans had urinated on police officers resuscitating the dying and stolen from the dead.
The Sun's report caused widespread revulsion in the city and led to an almost-total boycott of the paper on Merseyside that exists to this day. More + video...
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