London traffic

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Today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced an additional anti-pollution charge on cars entering London. Basically, a new fee on top of the existing one — aimed at keeping older cars out of the city. The BBC’s London transport correspondent Tom Edwards explains.

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