Plan to cut Glasgow air pollution is a failure, say campaigners

Friends of the Earth criticises 'unambitious' blueprint for first Scottish low emissions zone

Campaigners have criticised plans for Scotland's first low emissions zone to combat illegal levels of air pollution in Glasgow city centre.

Last October, World Health Organisation testing found that Glasgow was one of the most polluted areas in the UK, with poorer air quality than London, Manchester and Cardiff. Public Health England estimates the equivalent of 300 lives are lost in the city every year due to air pollution.