
|  |  |  Tuesday, September 1, 1998 Published at 21:25 GMT 22:25 UK

 Special Report





 |  | Gulf war veterans return medals in protest
 Seventy British veterans and their relatives descended on the Ministry of Defence on Saturday to hand back their medals in protest at what they claim is Government inaction over Gulf War Syndrome.

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|  | The fatal chain of events
 The government has still not officially recognised Gulf War syndrome, but in a damning report the Ministry of Defence said its own officials had ignored health warnings.

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