European commission issues 'final warning' to UK over air pollution breaches

UK is one of five countries persistently contravening legal nitrogen dioxide levels with pollution from factories and vehicles

Britain has been sent a final warning to comply with EU air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or face a case at the European court of justice.

If the UK does not show Brussels how it intends to comply with EU law within two months, a court hearing with the power to impose heavy fines could begin later this year, as the Guardian revealed last week.