FORMER Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish arrived at the Hillsborough inquest, held in Birchwood, this afternoon to give evidence. 

The ex-player and team boss on the day of the tragedy will speak from the witness box in the final afternoon session before the hearings adjourn for the Christmas break.

The Scot, at the request of South Yorkshire Police, broadcast a message to fans asking for calm, as the disaster unfolded at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium on April 15 1989.

A total of 96 Liverpool fans died during the crush on the Leppings Lane terrace of the ground as the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest got under way including four men from Warrington. 

The Hillsborough inquests began on March 31 and were originally expected to last for a year, but are now due to finish some time after July 2015.

Now on day 118, the jury is currently hearing evidence about the response of emergency services on the day and has already heard witnesses speak about stadium safety, preparation and planning for the match.

The inquests started with personal portraits of each of the 96 victims being read to the court including 19-year-old Ian ‘Ronnie’ Whelan, of Duckworth Grove, Padgate, David Benson, aged 22, of Hall Nook, Penketh, 19-year-old Colin Ashcroft, of Strawberry Close, Locking Stumps and Eric Hughes, aged 42, of Barmouth Close, Callands.