Levels of a harmful air pollutant have shot back up in an area of London that scrapped the “first 24/7 zero-emission street” in the UK, according to new research.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for urgent action after analysis showed every hospital and medical centre in the capital is in an area the World Health Organisation classifies as having toxic air pollution.
Boris Johnson was today accused of putting poorer residents' lives at risk when he delayed introducing the Low Emission Zone during his tenure as Mayor of London.