Report: London's parks choked by potentially dangerous levels of air pollution

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Whittington Garden, near Cannon Street, named as London's 'dirtiest park'

Even London's parks could be facing potentially dangerous levels of air pollution, according to new research that promises to provide Londoners with detailed information on the air quality of the capital's...

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