:00:00. > :00:00.A village, and the nation come to a standstill to remember those
:00:07. > :00:19.A generation wiped out when coal waste collapsed on a school and
:00:20. > :00:23.And former North Wales Police Superintendent, Gordon Anglesea,
:00:24. > :00:40.is found guilty of four counts of historical sexual abuse.
:00:41. > :00:43.A service has been held tonight to remember those
:00:44. > :00:47.On the 21st of October 1966, at quarter past nine in the morning,
:00:48. > :00:50.one of the waste coal tips slid down the mountain, engulfing Pant Glas
:00:51. > :00:54.144 people lost their lives, most of them children.
:00:55. > :00:57.50 years on, Wales came to a standstill to remember
:00:58. > :01:07.At 9:15am on the 21st of October 1966, time stood still.
:01:08. > :01:10.Today, exactly 50 years on, Wales and the children of Aberfan
:01:11. > :01:24.fell silent to remember those who perished.
:01:25. > :01:27.150,000 tonnes of coal slurry slid down the mountain.
:01:28. > :01:30.In its path, homes and Pantglas School.
:01:31. > :01:37.All I could see was a terrible black cloud.
:01:38. > :01:41.My neighbours said there was an explosion, and that
:01:42. > :01:48.116 children and 28 adults were killed.
:01:49. > :01:54.I was buried and rendered unconscious.
:01:55. > :01:57.When I was brought out initially, I was placed with the dead bodies,
:01:58. > :02:01.until someone thought they saw my foot move.
:02:02. > :02:09.When they came to me, it was like something
:02:10. > :02:12.from a John Wayne film, you know, the cavalry were arriving.
:02:13. > :02:14.Medical student Mansell Aylewood went into the classrooms
:02:15. > :02:17.with the miners as part of the rescue team.
:02:18. > :02:20.They quickly realised there was no one to save.
:02:21. > :02:24.There was an adult, who assumed was a teacher, with his
:02:25. > :02:28.back to me, with his arms stretched out.
:02:29. > :02:43.He was trying to protect children from the slurry.
:02:44. > :02:46.Every so often, there is absolute quiet as the would-be rescuers
:02:47. > :02:50.listen to see if anyone is alive underneath.
:02:51. > :02:52.When we were passing the dead children through,
:02:53. > :02:56.one man looked down, turned and looked at me and said,
:02:57. > :03:01.'That was my child.' It was one of the worst things.
:03:02. > :03:10.You know, he passed his dead child along and he carried on working.
:03:11. > :03:13.50 years ago, news of the disaster spread across the world.
:03:14. > :03:16.Within days, the Queen came to Aberfan, the first of four
:03:17. > :03:23.Today, the Prince of Wales joined villagers to lay a wreath.
:03:24. > :03:27.Aberfan showed the world the darkest sorrow, but also
:03:28. > :03:36.10-year old Mackenzie has a special interest in Aberfan.
:03:37. > :03:38.His grandmother, Susan Maybank, who was eight at the time,
:03:39. > :03:44.Today, he showed Prince Charles this special school project he had been
:03:45. > :03:47.working on about his family's personal story.
:03:48. > :03:52.My grandmother was one of the last to be pulled out of the disaster.
:03:53. > :03:57.I am thankful she made it out, otherwise I would not be here today.
:03:58. > :04:01.Coal-mining inflicted physical scars on the townscape of South Wales.
:04:02. > :04:05.With the demise of the industry, the land is green and
:04:06. > :04:13.But the deep emotional scars inflicted on this small community,
:04:14. > :04:15.who lost a whole generation, still have not healed
:04:16. > :04:22.The people here warned of the danger of water at Tip Number 7.
:04:23. > :04:26.The subsequent tribunal blamed the National Coal board
:04:27. > :04:33.The tragedy of October 1966 changed Wales for ever and the country came
:04:34. > :04:36.together today to amend what happened, and to hope
:04:37. > :04:44.Nick Palit reporting, as Wales remembers those
:04:45. > :04:49.who died in Aberfan, 50 years on.
:04:50. > :04:51.A former North Wales Police Superintendent has been convicted
:04:52. > :04:54.of four counts of historical sexual abuse against two boys.
:04:55. > :04:58.Gordon Anglesea, who's 79, indecently assaulted the teenagers
:04:59. > :05:04.when he was a police inspector in Wrexham in the early 1980s.
:05:05. > :05:10.From Mold Crown Court, Matthew Richards reports.
:05:11. > :05:12.Opting not to answer police questions about his victims,
:05:13. > :05:36.Gordon Anglesea remained defiant to the end.
:05:37. > :05:39.In the early 80s, he indecently assaulted a boy who had been brought
:05:40. > :05:44.The predatory paedophile was jailed in 2014 for abusing boys
:05:45. > :05:48.at Bryn Alyn group of children's homes he ran around Wrexham.
:05:49. > :05:51.A second boy was abused at an attendance centre,
:05:52. > :05:55.which is stood on the side of what is now a school in the town.
:05:56. > :05:57.Gordon Anglesea ran the centre, and sexually assaulted his
:05:58. > :06:01.It was claimed that two officers in North Wales Police failed
:06:02. > :06:05.to act on complaints about Gordon Anglesea in 2002.
:06:06. > :06:07.The professional standards department is looking
:06:08. > :06:12.No organisation is immune from those who would seek
:06:13. > :06:18.to abuse their authority and their position of trust.
:06:19. > :06:21.That's exactly what Gordon Anglesea did, as a former North Wales Police
:06:22. > :06:30.The Crown Prosecution Service said Anglesea abused his power to prey
:06:31. > :06:34.on his victims and thank them for their bravery in coming forward.
:06:35. > :06:39.Gordon Anglesea left court by a rear exit, avoiding the waiting media.
:06:40. > :06:42.The judge, Geraint Walters, told him the fact he was an granted
:06:43. > :06:45.bail was not an indication of a soft sentence.
:06:46. > :06:49.He said there can be only one, that of imprisonment.
:06:50. > :06:51.His defence barrister acknowledged he would likely spend rest
:06:52. > :06:55.Gordon Anglesea successfully sued several publications for linking him
:06:56. > :06:58.to child abuse investigations in the 1990s.
:06:59. > :07:02.Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop, said he takes a certain grim
:07:03. > :07:05.satisfaction in the verdict, but he can't help but think
:07:06. > :07:09.of the witnesses who came forward, one of whom later took his own life.
:07:10. > :07:12.Private Eye will not be be claiming the damages, saying others
:07:13. > :07:19.Securing a good deal for Wales after Brexit.
:07:20. > :07:22.That was top of the agenda in Plaid Cymru's spring conference,
:07:23. > :07:27.It was a message outlined by the Ynys Mon Assembly Member,
:07:28. > :07:29.Rhun Ap Iorwerth, who called for the UK to remain
:07:30. > :07:35.A voice saying to the UK Government, deliver and exit
:07:36. > :07:40.that works for Wales as well as it possibly can.
:07:41. > :07:42.Yes, Wales voted to leave, but I don't think Wales wants
:07:43. > :07:50.to take leave of its senses when it comes to our economic future.
:07:51. > :07:54.And the Cardiff Blues moved to the top of Pool Four
:07:55. > :07:57.in the European Challenge Cup with a comfortable home win
:07:58. > :07:59.over Pau, although they missed on a bonus point.
:08:00. > :08:04.Time for a look at the weekend weather.
:08:05. > :08:13.Our weather's in a quiet mood at the moment.
:08:14. > :08:15.There's plenty more dry weather to come over the weekend.
:08:16. > :08:17.A few mist and fog patches and some sunshine.
:08:18. > :08:20.Tonight a dry story, a few breaks in the cloud.
:08:21. > :08:22.That will allow mist and fog patches to form with light winds.
:08:23. > :08:29.Tomorrow morning, low cloud with fog patches which slowly lifts.
:08:30. > :08:34.Many places, dry and bright in parts of the Northwest with sunshine.
:08:35. > :08:38.Watch out for fog patches if you're travelling.
:08:39. > :08:42.It will slowly lift and clear, some sunshine tomorrow
:08:43. > :08:45.Not dry everywhere, a few showers scattered around.
:08:46. > :08:48.These may be in parts of England and Scotland,
:08:49. > :08:54.Closer to home, not a bad afternoon, most places dry, bright
:08:55. > :09:00.Patchy cloud as well, maybe the odd light show in the far
:09:01. > :09:06.A light to moderate breeze with highs between ten and 14 Celsius.
:09:07. > :09:10.Tomorrow is dry for many of us, bar the odd shower.
:09:11. > :09:15.Clear spells, some mist and fog patches again.
:09:16. > :09:20.Clear in the south and west with a touch of ground frost.
:09:21. > :09:23.Then on Sunday, low cloud and mist will slowly lift, one or two showers
:09:24. > :09:26.in parts of North Wales and the marches, otherwise dry.
:09:27. > :09:31.Sunniest in the south-west, but there will be a gusty easterly
:09:32. > :09:35.wind on Sunday and that will make it feel cold.
:09:36. > :09:38.Into next week, we could see little rain on Monday, otherwise
:09:39. > :09:43.the outlook is mostly dry, in fact, this October could be one
:09:44. > :09:53.From all of us here, thanks for watching.
:09:54. > :10:01.WAVES LAP, WIND ROARS
:10:02. > :10:04.BIRDS SING, CRICKETS CHIRP