On October 21, 1966, the students and teachers of Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan, a small village in Wales, were about to begin their lessons when disaster struck. A nearby "spoil tip" (or surplus ...

Armed police have arested South Wales after a 29-year-old ‘pregnant’ woman was stabbed, leading to a large scale manhunt. After several hours, a 28-year-old man from Merthyr Tydfil was arrested on ...

When a coal spoil tip slid down the mountain above Aberfan in October 1966, it engulfed the village school. A total of 116 children and 28 adults died in the disaster, which reverberated around the ...

A protest was held after social media posts suggested Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre would close after 1 April There are growing concerns about the future of a community centre that was ...

At around quarter past nine on the morning of Friday 21 October 1966, disaster struck the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. What began as a typical morning 56 years ago escalated quickly ...

A knifeman in Aberfan stabbed a heavily pregnant woman in a 'targeted', the police reveal as a suspect is arrested after a huge seven-hour manhunt. Police detained a 28-year-old man from Merthyr, who ...

Stars Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter discuss the emotionally affecting third episode of the Netflix drama's third season and the real-life tragedy behind it. By Jean Bentley [This story ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A disaster at Aberfan, a small Welsh community, almost 60 years ago forged an unusual link between the community and the queen. The atmosphere there today — quiet grief coupled with brief flashes of ...

Catching up on previous seasons of The Crown before diving into season five? If you're in search of information about the real life Aberfan disaster, read on for our story from 2019: On October 21, ...

At around quarter past nine on the morning of Friday 21 October 1966, disaster struck the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. What began as a typical morning escalated quickly into tragedy ...