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Open Image ModalA general view of London looking northwest from the viewing platform of the Shard building, showing St Paul's Cathedral, centre right, through smog and haze in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an Atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday, according to weather predictions. Bridges over the river Thames are, from bottom, Cannnon Street railway bridge, Southwark Bridge, the Millennium pedestrian bridge, Blackfriars, Waterloo Bridge (obscured at exteme left). (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalIn this general view of London, taken through glass, showing Tower Bridge, lower left, over the river Thames and looking east towards Canary Wharf, top, which is just visible through the haze and smog in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalA general view of London looking northwest from the viewing platform of the Shard building, showing St Paul's Cathedral through smog and haze in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalIn this general view of London, taken through glass, showing Tower Bridge and looking east towards Canary Wharf, top right, which is just visible through the haze and smog in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an Atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday, according to weather forecast predictions. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalVisitors to the Shard building viewing platform take photos of the City of London, with St Paul's Cathedral, seen at centre, with a layer of smog and haze visible above the city, in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalA general view of London from the viewing platform of the Shard building, which has been photographed through plate glass, showing Britain's parliament, the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben's clock tower, right, visible through the haze and smog in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an Atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalIn this general view of London, taken through glass, looking east towards Canary Wharf, top, which is just visible through the haze and smog in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an Atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalIn this general view of London, taken through glass, looking east towards Canary Wharf, top, which is just visible through the haze and smog in London, Friday, April 10, 2015. Southern Britain and northern France are suffering high levels of air pollution due to stagnant air, though an Atlantic weather system will bring fresher conditions Saturday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalAir pollution over London (credit:Alamy live news)
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Open Image ModalAir pollution over London (credit:Alamy live news)
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Open Image ModalA Government department has issued a health warning for the 10 April with "very high" levels of air pollution expected in parts of the counrty. (credit:Rex)
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Open Image ModalSea mist shrouds the beach in Broadstairs, Kent, as fine weather moves across the country. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalSea mist shrouds the beach in Broadstairs, Kent, as fine weather moves across the country. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Workmen walk on top of the Walkie Talkie building in heavy smog on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Morning commuters walk across Blackfriars Bridge through smog on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Two women and a dog sit on Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath overlooking an overcast Central London on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: A woman and a child stand on Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath overlooking an overcast Central London on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Central London appears covered in smog seen from Hampstead Heath on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Morning commuters walk across Waterloo Bridge through smog on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: The City of London covered in smog seen from Hampstead Heath on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: A boat makes its way across the Thames through smog on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: People stand on Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath overlooking an overcast Central London on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalLONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: A boat makes its way across the Thames through smog on April 10, 2015 in London, England. Air pollution and smog has blanketed much of central and Southern England today, posing a possible health risk to those suffering from respiratory diseases, older people and children, according to health charities. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)