Breathing in high levels of soot and other tiny particles from fossil fuels may have a similar effect on blood pressure as being overweight

Poor air quality is a factor in more than 40,000 premature deaths in the UK every year

‘ClientEarth’s evidence on how the Treasury has prioritised costs and political comfort over people’s lives is hard to overstate,’ environmental campaigner says

Researchers suggest air pollution could affect drivers’ reaction times 

Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Green Park have some of worst air quality in the capital

Chair of Commons’ committee says Volkswagen ‘acted cynically’ to avoid meeting health standards and then made claims that were ‘just not credible’

Sadiq Khan announces plans to ban vehicles on Europe's busiest shopping street by 2020

If successful, move would echo similar ones at Cambridge and Nottingham universities

Toxic chemicals found in oil spills are getting into the oceans and marine wildlife as a result of the burning of fossil fuel and wildfires

WHO spells out the reasons for cleaning our atmosphere: 'When air quality improves, health costs from air pollution-related diseases shrink, worker productivity expands and life expectancy grows'

Dozens of British cities – from Brighton, Southend and Leamington Spa to Glasgow, Manchester and Belfast – are breaching safety limits

'If you can breathe them in, they could potentially deliver chemicals to lower parts of our lungs, maybe even across into our circulation'

The 'Paris Breathes' initiative will create traffic free zones across the city 

None of the 37 top-selling cars met the legal limits for nitrogen oxide, with some emitting up to 12 times the legal limit

These letters appear in the 5 April digital edition of The Independent

The pigeons monitor air pollution as they fly around the city using senors attached to their backs