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Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone plans where some vehicles would pay up to £60 a day could be approved by this summer The plan to charge polluting vehicles, mandated by the government, has been beset by delays 17:20, 22 JAN 2021 Updated Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offe...

London saw 13% fall in nitrogen dioxide levels in 2019 but its still worst in UK It comes after Sadiq Khan introduced an Ultra Low Emission Zone in April 2019 But a list of 800 most-polluted roads has revealed 600 are currently in London  Landmark inquest ruled air pollution contributed to nine-year-old girl's death 33 out of 43 UK air quality zones still have nitrogen dioxide above legal limits The Marylebone Flyover in London is the most-polluted spot in the country 

Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire/PA Image A landmark inquest has finally put a name and face to the human cost of air pollution – an environmental crisis estimated to kill up to 36,000 people in the UK and 7 million globally each year. On 16 December, a UK coroner found that the death in 2013 of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah was caused by asthma that was contributed to by her exposure to “excessive air pollution” in London. The verdict marks the end of a seven-year journey for her mother, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, and family. It is also the first time a person in the UK has had air pollution listed ...

Coroner rules air pollution contributed to London schoolgirl's death Posted ThuThursday 17 updated ThuThursday 17 An inquest investigated whether air pollution contributed to Ella Kissi-Debrah's severe asthma. ( Share Print text only Cancel Air pollution contributed to the death of a London schoolgirl, a coroner has ruled, in a landmark case that could push Britain to get tougher on traffic and clean up city air. Key points: The United Nations says air pollution should be viewed as a matter of human rights Prime Minister Boris Johnson dubbed a "green revolution" to cut emissions to net zero ...

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...