Revealed: asthma’s deadly toll on young people in the UK

European health report finds Britain has highest mortality rate of countries studied

Young Britons are dying from asthma at a higher rate than any of the other European countries examined in a new study, researchers have revealed.

Experts have found the UK is languishing near the bottom of an international league table for a host of problems, including obesity, lack of exercise in children and the burden of chronic health issues - and in many cases the situation is getting worse.