Green shopping? Plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street unveiled

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Mayor Sadiq Khan publishes plans to slash air pollution along the western section of Oxford Street

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today opened up another front in his war on the capital's air pollution with the unveiling of long-awaited plans to pedestrianise the western half of Oxford Street. The Mayor's...

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