The legend of the radioactive cloud that supposedly never crossed into France has left a lasting mark on the national imagination. Yet that narrative has been rewritten many times over the decades.

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of Chornobyl, The Mirror visits Bala, Wales, where pollution from the horror blast caused years of upheaval for the peaceful farming community, and left a devastating leg ...

On April 26, 1986, reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant experienced a catastrophic explosion, leading to the worst nuclear accident in history. This disaster released a radioactive plume ...

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor ...

Polish meteorologists have recalled their response to the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown 40 years ago, saying the accident in ...

Kyiv says Moscow has repeatedly sent missiles and drones on a flight path near the plant to attack Ukrainian cities, even damaging a critical protective shield in an attack last year.