New pylons risk evidence could spark compensation battle

A British report on the health effects of living near high voltage power cables could reopen the way for millions of pounds worth of compensation claims, it was claimed today.

Solicitor Martyn Day, who unsuccessfully pursued cases on behalf of leukaemia victims in the mid-1990s, said a report by the British National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) was the 'piece of evidence we need'.