Lieutenant. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Environmental and Health Campaigners have criticised the governments long awaited clean air strategy, saying it doesnt go far or fast enough to tackle pollution in our towns and cities. The plan, ordered by the high court, includes a ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040, and measures which could allow local councils much sooner to change road layouts, remove speed humps or penalise the dirtiest vehicles. The aim is to encourage us all to switch to electric vehicles. Heres our science editor david shukman. 0n the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. The gases and particles cause asthma and heart trouble, maybe dementia. And theres evidence that dirty air shortens lives, linked to an estimated 40,000 premature deaths in britain every year. And the biggest source of pollution is Diesel Engines, and we have millions of them. So the government has a vision for a future where all our cars will be electric. N
Tribunal is unlawful. The government has to pay back tens of millions of pounds. And adam peaty does it again a second gold medal at the world swimming championships. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Novak Djokovic is taking time off to recover from an elbow injury, a problem that forced him to retire from wimbledon earlier this month. Good evening. Environmental and Health Campaigners have criticised the governments long awaited clean air strategy, saying it doesnt go far or fast enough to tackle pollution in our towns and cities. The plan, ordered by the high court, includes a ban on new petrol and Diesel Vehicles from 2040, and measures which could allow local councils much sooner to change road layouts, remove speed humps, or penalise the dirtiest vehicles. The aim is to encourage us all to switch to electric vehicles. Heres our science editor, david shukman. 0n the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. The gases and particles cause asthma and heart tr
Lieutenant. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Environmental and Health Campaigners have criticised the governments long awaited clean air strategy, saying it doesnt go far or fast enough to tackle pollution in our towns and cities. The plan, ordered by the high court, includes a ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040, and measures which could allow local councils much sooner to change road layouts, remove speed humps or penalise the dirtiest vehicles. The aim is to encourage us all to switch to electric vehicles. Heres our science editor david shukman. 0n the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. The gases and particles cause asthma and heart trouble, maybe dementia. And theres evidence that dirty air shortens lives, linked to an estimated 40,000 premature deaths in britain every year. And the biggest source of pollution is Diesel Engines, and we have millions of them. So the government has a vision for a future where all our cars will be electric. N