A new box-set documentary series set for BBC Two, BBC Scotland and iPlayer will examine the 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform disaster off the Scottish coast that left 167 people ...

On 6 July 1988, fire engulfed Piper Alpha, killing 167 men. With dramatic testimony and emotional interviews, this is the minute-by-minute story of that night and the search for truth.

Bob Ballantyne, who became the voice of the survivors of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster, has died after a battle against cancer. Bob, aged 61, was one of only 62 men who survived the catastrophe, which ...

The Piper Alpha disaster unfolded through a chain of small, reasonable decisions that aligned into catastrophe. A single pump was started without knowledge of a missing safety valve. Gas ignited, ...

Charles Yarwood, who is 78 and is known as Mike to family and friends, was last seen in the Amble area on 21 November. | ITV ...