Bristol’s polluted air ‘is killing five people every week’

Air pollution in Bristol is causing the premature deaths of five people every week.
That’s the alarming finding reached in a new study from King’s College London, which examined how particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide contribute to health conditions such as asthma, heart disease, cancer and strokes.
They calculated these airborne substances cause approximately 260 people to die annually, a figure they extrapolate could rise to 36,000 deaths across the UK each year.
The results of