In 1973 800 men worked around the clock at Lofthouse Colliery in Wakefield bringing coal out of its rich seams. It was a dirty, dark dangerous job. On the day of the disaster, March 21st, 30 men were ...

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Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War ...

But the inrush of water had blocked the main gate and made the tail gate impassable. Two large holes appeared in a farmer s field directly above the point where the accident happened as the water ...