Chernobyl

This is one of the most serious threats in Europe today, says Ukrainian official

Scientists have recorded a rise in nuclear activity in the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant

Nearly 8.4m people exposed to radiation, over 400,000 displaced in wake of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

After emergency workers managed to contain an initial bout of fires that tore through forests around the nuclear site

A second fire, stretching across 12,600 hectares, was just one kilometre away from the defunct plant

The hard-hitting mini-series recreates the April 1986 disaster, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl plan

Scientists had been researching the contamination from Chernobyl for nearly 30 years

Some of the reactions are less rose-tinted about the popular show's depiction of the world’s worst nuclear accident

Tourism to the nuclear disaster site surges after hit HBO show

'HBO's' latest offering retells the haunting tale of 1986 nuclear disaster