Manchester becomes latest UK city to delay clean air zone

Leeds, Birmingham and Bath also push back green plans and blame coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe creation of the biggest clean air zone in the UK to tackle illegal levels of air pollution is being delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Greater Manchester became the latest city to announce it was putting off the implementation of a clean air zone (CAZ), raising concerns that a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis was being put on hold. Continue reading...