air quality

Beijing launches 'smog police', as Paris Mayor unveils new plan to limit traffic in French capital

Group of 10,000 Volkswagen owners seek £3,000 each for emissions scandal with carmaker facing potential £3.6bn bill if all owners are compensated

Brixton Road is first place in the capital to overshoot legal limits set by the EU, three days earlier than in 2016

Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimer's while those living by busy roads are 12 per cent are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia

On the first day of 2017 in Beijing pollution climbed as high as 24 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization

London mayor urges government to take action, saying pledged settlement in emissions cheating scandal is far too low

New EU binding targets for limiting harmful pollutants agreed on the same day EU launches legal proceedings over Britain's failure to punish carmakers in wake of dieselgate scandal

New Transport for London business plan to increase spending on improving air quality to £875m over five years

Polluting generators could win multimillion-pound contracts, with some also eligible for generous tax breaks

NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools