by by the time we join you again bennett problem starting to get dark until pictures will be dropping even further. thank you. some of the children who survived the aberfan disaster have said they were put through distressing medical tests, which one described as torture . 116 children and 28 adults were killed in 1966 when coal waste slid down a hillside, burying a primary school and homes maria david has more. archive: i m standing once again on a pile of black- slurry, and underneath us is the infant school. - on october 21st 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal waste surged down the hillside above aberfan, burying the village school and surrounding houses. 116 children and 28 adults were killed. this afternoon, the children were due to start their-
it was torture. years later, she discovered the tests were carried out in case they were asked for proof of psychological damage. those tests were only to determine what level of compensation from aberfan disaster fund. that s all it was for, it wasn t to help us. today, mental health services are very different. i think the whole approach to dealing with people following traumatic events has changed immensely in the last few decades and i m very confident that nowadays individuals could be dealt with in a different way, primarily talking therapies, and particularly for children and young people, it still is appropriate to come and treatments that can help people even many, many years after. like many survivors, gaynor is still traumatised. now, after 55 years,
the entire footballing pyramid. praise the lord we re finally getting somewhere. football is coming home, you could say. i think it is the solution. we ve documented the issues involved in football and obviously the super league pushed the arms of many people and the fans are the ones that pay the money that go into the ground, so i think the report is very, very positive. critics of tracey crouch s plans claim too much red tape could put off potential investors and it doesn t go far enough in helping fans who want to own part of their club. the report is now with the government. it s a very detailed review so we really need to look at all the other recommendations and see how we can make those work as well, but i m very excited about the prospect of an independent regulator. although no changes are guaranteed, just getting the ball rolling is progress for those who ve been waiting for long enough. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. some of the children who survived the aberfan disaster have sa
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