Heathrow and Buckingham Palace face being among UK's most polluted roads for years to come

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Defra forecasts show airport will enter top 50 for nitrogen dioxide levels by 2025, even without a new runway

Heathrow Airport would still have some of the worst air pollution in the country in 10 years' time even if it does not build another runway, government projections revealed this week. Air-quality forecasts...

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