Mobile phone companies are coming under increased pressure from Euro MPs to stop building masts near schools and houses until the potential hazards to health are clearer.
Some scientists believe the electromagnetic radiation produced by phone masts can cause cancer, fatigue and migraines in people living and working nearby.
Now Warwickshire Lib Dem MEP Liz Lynne has called on the European Commission to do more to “dramatically reduce” the amount of mobile phone mast radiation people are exposed to to avoid a health timebomb in the future.