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Professor Sir Chris Whitty urges people to get on their bikes

People do not cycle as much as their grandparents and should consider getting on their bikes to boost their health, England’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that cycling rates had dropped significantly since the ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:25

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Asthma Society calls for solid fuel regulation to protect kids who struggle to breathe

The lifelong health impacts of burning solid fuel on children with asthma is being highlighted by the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI). The organisation is highlighting the issue ahead of Asthma Awareness Week, and is calling on all government ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:33

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Asthma Society calls for solid fuel regulation to protect kids who struggle to breathe

27 Apr 2022 at 15:33

Call to tackle toxic air to stop youngsters being victims of future pandemics

Air pollution must be tackled to stop the next generation being victims of future pandemics, the mother of a schoolgirl who died from asthma linked to dirty air has urged. Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella was nine when ...

27 Jan 2022 at 14:25

More than 800 lives saved as air quality improved during first lockdown – study

More than 800 lives may have been saved across Europe due to better air quality in the first phase of Covid lockdowns, new research suggests. Measures brought in to stem the rise in infections led to far fewer cars and lorries ...

26 Jan 2022 at 11:25

London needs to charge drivers by the mile to cut emissions – Sadiq Khan

London needs to charge motorists by the mile to hit climate change targets, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan. He wants road pricing to be implemented to encourage people who drive petrol or diesel cars in the capital to switch ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Conservative leadership hopefuls warned to take air pollution ‘really seriously’

Tory leadership candidates must “take air pollution really seriously”, the mother of a London schoolgirl who died after exposure to toxic air has warned. Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter Ella was nine years old ...

12 Jul 2022 at 11:24

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Watchdog highlights ‘continued failure’ of air quality limits in Scotland

Scottish ministers have been told to improve compliance with air quality limit values after a report revealed “continued failure” from the Government. An investigation by Environment Standards Scotland (ESS), which ...

29 Sept 2022 at 11:00

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Council issues advice over air pollution levels

Derry City and Strabane District Council is reminding the public of what steps they can take to minimise air pollution from their own homes during this period of prolonged colder weather. The advice was issued ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:33

Climate change deniers ’emboldened’ if Ulez expansion fails, says Khan

Expanding London’s ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) is now a “key frontier” in the global fight against climate change, Sadiq Khan has said. The Mayor of London has called on the environmental lobby to come ...

20 Mar 2023 at 21:52

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Report claims that 21 lives a year could be saved in Tipperary if clean air guidelines are adopted

Above: Tim Collins, left, Chief Executive, Irish Heart Foundation, with Minister Eamon Ryan and the Head of British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland, Fearghal McKinney, at the launch of the Air Pollution ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:33

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Amount of lives that could be saved in Carlow with air pollution reduction revealed

Eight lives a year could be saved in Co Carlow if authorities on the island of Ireland adopt international guidelines on air pollution, a new report claims. The major cross-border assessment reveals that ...

02 Apr 2023 at 11:33

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