A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns after striking a live underground cable on a construction site in Manchester.

MHS Homes has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns to his face.

Tony Abbott explains why contractors need to plan ahead when digging in busy towns and cities.

Builders were involved in the highest number of cable damage incidents over the past year.