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 collection of images showing the restoration and transformation of a Merryweather fire engine. The fire engine was based in Aberdare and was one of the first emergency vehicles to attend the Aberfan ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales headed to Aberfan in South Wales to pay their respects to the families who lost children in the 1966 disaster Kate Middleton and Prince William are paying respects to ...

Season three of Netflix's The Crown depicts one of the 20th century's most horrific disasters and Queen Elizabeth's reaction to it. On Oct. 21, the Aberfan disaster occurred in the early hours of the ...

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, ...

This year marks 50 years since the Aberfan disaster. On October 21, 1966, after several days of heavy rain, the children of Aberfan village, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, had just arrived in their ...

This story contains upsetting details that some may find distressing In her school exercise book Marylyn Minett had been writing about the big events of the 1960s: a rocket launch, a volcano erupting ...

On the second day of their visit to Wales, Prince William and Kate Middleton visited the Aberfan Memorial Garden. The royals were there to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the 1966 ...

It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it. Mel Parry was an 18-year-old apprentice photographer ...

On October 21, 1966, a coal tip on the hillside above the town of Aberfan in south Wales collapsed, creating a tidal wave of slurry that descended on to houses and a primary school below. 144 people ...

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 ...

This story contains upsetting details that some may find distressing It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man ...