Wales Trapped MIners

It's been over 12 hours since the 4 minors were trapped in the Swansea mine in South Wales, and as the severity of the story increases, so has the coverage.

BBC News Channel has been on it and live at the scene since shortly after it happened. Reporting live first was Nicola Smith (BBC Wales), then replaced by iolo ap Dafydd (BBC Wales)

BBC News at Six had Sian Lloyd as News Correspondent, and she has continued to file live for the news channel up to 9pm, now dedicated the first 15 mins to the story.

HTV Wales has Andrea Benfield live at the scene, can't comment on ITV News as the stream won't load.

Sky News have sent Colin Brazier who is reporting live this evening, and at 21.23 seem to be rolling with the story.

Yeah sky doing well with Colin and Katie Stallard close to the scene and David Crabtree with the family and friends. Good studio analysis aswell.

Andrea Benfield did a live for the News at 6:30, and I believe there was also a live link with Rupert Evelyn.

ah thanks Nicky. ITV need to get their player working... absolutely rubbish.

CNN have also filed a report, can't be sure whether it was from ITN or not

Hywel Griffith replacing Sian Lloyd on the Ten. I'm sure it's Hywel's first appearance on the Ten.

Rupert Evelyn filing for NAT.

Simon McCoy now anchoring from the Swansea.

On BBC World News, Tim Willcox just did a two-way with a reporter called Collete Hume, if I am not mistaken. But, only a very small segment.


Edit: World News now strapping that one miner has been found dead.

ITV Lunchtime news dominated much of it's programme on the story, Andrea was at the scene with a report from Rupert Evelyn. They also cut to the press conference too.

Kay Burley at the scene for Sky News

Standards at the Severn Bridge Immigration Centre must be slipping. Unless she came in by helichopper.

NC & BBC One separate at the moment, with NC taking press conference & BBC One doing 'normal' Six in TC7.

As you all seem to only be fascinated by lists of names in this thread, how about a few more?

Charles Breslin, 62,

David Powell, 50,

Garry Jenkins, 39,

Phillip Hill, 45.