Welsh health and social services minister Jane Hutt has announced that an independent examination of claims of a higher than normal incidence of leukaemia among children living on the north Wales coast has found 'no evidence' of a link. The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment examined claims by Dr Chris Bushby and pressure group Green Audit of a link between radiation from Sellafield and cancer. Ms Hutt, backed by Welsh medical officer Dr Ruth Hall, said she hoped Green Audit would now withdraw its claims.

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