Energy experts say the UK will need up to 370,000 miles of new power cables and thousands of extra electricity pylons to reach the ... Health nature reserve near Crowthorne, Berkshire.

Many of the UK’s existing pylons and overhead power lines were built in the 1960s to carry electricity from coal-fired power stations in the Midlands and the north to the rest of the country.

The report highlights research from outside the UK showing that children exposed ... the sort of level you get if you live reasonably near a pylon or heavy sub-station there is a doubling of ...