The Aberfan Disaster was not just a tragedy - it was a failure of those in power to protect a community from an avoidable disaster. Despite years of warnings about unstable coal tips, no action was ...

Sky News has spoken with residents who live near some of Wales's most dangerous disused coal tips, who say lessons have not ...

Almost one in three survivors of the Aberfan mining disaster were still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder 33 years on, a new study has said. On October 21 1966 a coal slagheap ...

The in-depth story of the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster. Early on October 21, 1966, 140,000 cubic yards of coal waste from the nearby mine slid from the hill above the Aberfan and buried all the ...

The Aberfan disaster remains one of the most devastating mining accidents in Welsh history. How truthful was the Netflix series’ account of the incident? This story contains spoilers for episode ...

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? Show more The ...

The community of Aberfan has paid tribute to a retired police officer for his work during the disaster more than 50 years ago. Charles Nunn, 85, died in December. He ran a make-shift mortuary in a ...

Now actress Olivia Colman has recreated the moment the monarch met families affected by the Aberfan disaster in 1966. The tragedy is being recreated in the small Welsh village of Cwmaman for the ...

Nearly 55 years on from the disaster, their 90-year-old mother, Gwen, who Bernard lived with, became another parent of Aberfan forced to bury a child. “It is almost up on the same level of ...