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The hero dinner lady who died saving five children in the Aberfan disaster
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC. The headline in use is “The hero dinner lady who died saving five children in the Aberfan disaster”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As coal slurry engulfed the school, the dinner lady threw her body on five children, protecting them.
BBC News UKRead at BBC News UK
Story timeline
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- First reported by BBC News UK
The hero dinner lady who died saving five children in the Aberfan disaster
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- BBC News