Today, people across the world remember one of the greatest tragedies in Welsh history – the 1966 Aberfan disaster – which left a small mining village robbed of an entire generation.

On the morning of 21 October 1966, The children of Pantglas School, Aberfan were preparing for their school holidays with plans for a half day as an extra treat.

Heavy rain beforehand was nothing unusual for the community, but fog meant some pupils had yet to arrive when the final lines of All Things Bright and Beautiful had been sung out.

Moments later, an avalanche of 1.4 million cubic feet of coal waste made its way down the mountain, killing 116 children and 28 adults as it engulfed Pantglas Junior School and a row of houses.

Andy Burnham has no intention of reforming the main way the Welsh government is funded if he becomes prime minister, BBC Wales has been told.

The new Labour MP is expected to make a speech about devolution and the economy next week, with a spokesperson saying he would put Wales and Scotland "at the centre" of any government he runs.

Comments by Burnham in a book two years ago - in which he said it was time to "tear up" current funding arrangements - have resurfaced this week in The National newspaper.

It led to Plaid Cymru, which has long argued for an overhaul, vowing to "hold him" to his words, but reform now appears to have been ruled out.

The party's leader in the Commons, Liz Saville-Roberts, said: "In his book Andy Burnham called for a 'new arrangement that is demonstrably fair to all'. We will hold him to that.

"Any reform he makes to bring about fairer funding for northern English regions must also address the longstanding underfunding of Wales."

But Plaid's hopes appear to have been dashed even before Burnham has entered Downing Street.

BBC Wales has been told that the plans would not include changes to the Barnett formula for Wales and Scotland.

Liverpool FC have agreed a deal to sign Victor Munoz from Osasuna, subject to a successful work permit application and international clearance.

The forward, who is currently on World Cup duty with Spain, completed a medical at the country’s base in Tennessee in the USA and has put pen to paper on a long-term contract.

Munoz is the first new addition since the arrival of head coach Andoni Iraola and will link up with his new teammates later this summer after his participation in the tournament with his national team has concluded.

Liverpool FC can confirm Andoni Iraola has agreed a deal to become the club’s new head coach ahead of the 2026-27 season.

The 43-year-old will take up the helm at Anfield to succeed Arne Slot, who departed the Reds on Saturday.

Iraola arrives after three impressive campaigns in the Premier League with AFC Bournemouth, leading them into Europe for the first time in their history with a sixth-placed finish in the table last month.

“Really excited, really excited,” he told Liverpoolfc.com. “Because obviously you know about Liverpool, you know that it’s a big club, a massive club, one of the biggest in the world.

Former England international James Milner has announced his retirement after a 24-year Premier League career.

The versatile 40-year-old was out of contract after spending the past three seasons with Brighton.

Milner played for six teams in England's top flight and broke the record for most Premier League appearances in February.

He started his career with Leeds and went on to win three Premier League titles - two with Manchester City and one with Liverpool - and also helped the Reds win the Champions League in 2019.

Milner made his England debut while with Aston Villa in 2009 and ended his international career with 61 caps.

Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way.

Having joined the club in June 2024, Arne went on to deliver our 20th league title in his first season in charge, ending the 2024-25 campaign as LMA Manager of the Year having also guided the team to the Carabao Cup final and the last 16 of the Champions League.

He subsequently oversaw Champions League qualification for a second successive season in 2025-26 as the Reds also reached the quarter-finals of the same competition.

In a joint statement, Liverpool’s ownership underlined its appreciation for the success Arne brought to the club and also the leadership displayed in his two years in charge: “That this was a difficult decision for us to make as a club goes without saying. The contribution Arne has made to Liverpool FC in the time that he has been with us has been significant, meaningful and – most importantly of all to supporters and ourselves – successful.

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted First Minister of Wales by Members of the Senedd.

It comes after his party won the most seats in a historic Welsh Parliament election last week.

Mr ap Iorwerth won the most votes from MSs on Tuesday, making him the first politician not from Labour to do so in the 27-year history of the Welsh Parliament.

The Welsh social network Tŵt [has launched] a new mobile app ahead of St David’s Day.

The launch, which [took] place in Cardiff on 28 February, represents a major evolution for the nation’s long-standing, community-owned social network which, after eight years of serving the digital community, is moving beyond its “early adopter” roots to provide a seamless, user-friendly experience for the wider public.

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Tŵt is a Welsh-focused node on the Social Web, also known as the “Fediverse”, an interconnected global network that allows users to communicate across different platforms and services.

By launching on St David’s Day, the project aims to integrate itself as a modern addition to Welsh life, designed to integrate seamlessly with the global Social Web and the fifty million people connecting over Mastodon, Bluesky, WordPress, Ghost, Pixelfed, Peertube and more.

Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture when she officiates Fulham's match against Burnley on 23 December.

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Sam Allison will also take charge of a top-flight match in December, making him the Premier League's first black referee for 15 years.

Everton have received an immediate 10-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules.

The punishment is the biggest sporting sanction in the competition's history and leaves Everton 19th in the table on a new total of four points.

The club said it was "both shocked and disappointed" by the "wholly disproportionate and unjust" ruling.

Everton have said they intend to appeal against the decision.