Asthma deaths rise 25% amid growing air pollution crisis
by Sarah Marsh and Matthew Taylor from on (#3V4C6)
Doctors urge ministers to act as 1,320 killed by asthma in England and Wales last year
A record number of people are dying of asthma, and experts have warned growing air pollution and a lack of basic care could be to blame.
In England and Wales 1,320 people died of asthma last year, a sharp rise of more than 25% over a decade, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.