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Hillsborough: Andrew Devine posthumously awarded Freedom of Wirral

The last of the 97 Hillsborough disaster victims is to posthumously receive the Freedom of Wirral.

Liverpool fan Andrew Devine suffered life-changing injuries in a terrace crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. He died last year aged 55.

The other 96 victims of the football stadium tragedy were awarded the borough's freedom in September 2017.

The Mayor of Wirral said the ceremony in New Brighton for Mr Devine would be a "proud and poignant moment".

Mr Devine was 22 when he went to watch Liverpool take on Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989 at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium.