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50mph sign. NO speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on Wrexham and Flintshire roads. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels on parts of the A483 and the A494, which were made permanent in 2019. Transport Minister Ken Skates' decision to issue advisory letters will apply to the following roads, in which the 50mph restrictions were introduced to reduce emissions: A483 Junction 5 to Junction 6, Wrexham A494 Wales/England border to St David's Park Interchange, Deeside M4 Junction 41 to Junction 42, Port Talbot M4 Beau...
BBC News By Alun Jones image captionThe limits were introduced to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions from vehicles No speeding fines have been issued to drivers breaking the 50mph limit on three stretches of main road and two sections of the M4 motorway in Wales. The limits were introduced as a trial in June 2018 to cut nitrogen dioxide levels and made permanent in 2019. Advisory notices will begin to be issued to speeding drivers to explain the reasons for the 50mph limit. The Welsh Government said this was the "second phase" of "promoting compliance", after a monitoring phase. Road safety ch...
BBC News By Claire Marshall image captionElla lived near the South Circular road in London, which is notoriously congested For the first time in the UK - and possibly the world - air pollution has been recognised as a cause of a person's death. But was the ruling just a one-off? And what does it mean for others? On 16 December, Southwark Coroner's Court in London found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to the death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. She had lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham and died in 2013, following an asthma attack. Her case has been mak...
The A205 South Circular road in Lewisham, south London, near to where Ella Kissi-Debrah lived. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Measures to tackle illegal air pollution, which kills tens of thousands of people a year in the UK, are being delayed or shelved despite growing evidence of the health risks. Several local authorities have deferred or put a hold on the introduction of clean air zones, which are designed to reduce toxic air from traffic in town and city centres. Ella Kissi-Debrah: how a mother’s fight for justice may help prevent ot...