'My 12-year fight to be believed'

Alex Izett's violent mood swings broke up his marriage and drove him to attempt suicide after he became ill with Gulf War Syndrome, he claims.

The father-of-two, 33, is one of 7,000 British troops who claim to have suffered the illness. He blames seven vaccinations he received within 24 hours before the 1991 conflict.

The former Royal Engineers Lance Corporal, from Strathclyde, was recently awarded a war pension on the grounds that the jabs caused his osteoporosis and mental breakdown.

The War Pensions Appeals Tribunal ruling was seen by Army veterans as the first official recognition after 12 years that the syndrome exists. Mr Izett said: "I feel totally betrayed that it has taken so long. I hope the MoD will now finally tell the truth."