New authority proposed to oversee safety of coal tips in Wales

Planned legislation includes body that would monitor abandoned tips in effort to prevent disasters

A new authority for tackling dangerous abandoned coal tips has been proposed by the Welsh government in an effort to prevent future disasters as seen in Aberfan in the 1960s.

The Disused Tips Authority for Wales would be established under new legislation introduced on Monday by the deputy first minister, Huw Irranca-Davies.