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 ...

In fact, her reaction to the disaster in Aberfan was said to be one of the biggest regrets of her reign. A total of 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed ...

On this day in 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died as a coal waste heap slid and engulfed a school in Aberfan, South Wales. What was the Aberfan Disaster? The Aberfan disaster occurred when a large ...

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were branded ‘murderers’ and pelted with mud when they visited the site of the ...

Surveying the sombre gravestones of the 116 child victims of the Aberfan disaster, Bernard and Andrew Thomas pick out the names of their school friends. There is tragic Hywell Evans, who died aged ...

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 ...

More than half a century has passed since this once unremarkable timepiece came to awful prominence, as time stood still for a generation of children lost to the Aberfan disaster of 1966.

Hundreds of people will gather to remember the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. A total of 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives on October 21, 1966, after a huge coal waste tip ...

King Charles III's mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, visited Aberfan several times in her life after the tragic loss of lives. The Aberfan tragedy in 1966 remains one of the most heartbreaking ...

Powerful, emotive and utterly engaging, The Revlon Girl might not be the easiest play to watch but it is certainly one that ...

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 ...