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Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother welcomes new study linking Ulez to improvement in health of London children’s lungs

A landmark new study has linked London’s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Mother hopes for ‘day of reckoning’ after daughter’s pollution-linked death

Campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah spoke outside the Royal Courts of Justice ahead of the start of a trial against car manufacturers.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

‘I kept asking: “Why? What did I do?”’ How come so many young, fit, non-smoking women are getting lung cancer?

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

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Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Third runway at Heathrow would 'wipe out environmental benefits from Ulez', warns Sadiq Khan

Mayor steps up opposition to Heathrow expansion as new report finds further improvement to air quality thanks to ultra-low emission zone

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Mother of girl, 9, who died in pollution-linked death vows to continue fight after receiving settlement

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah suffered a fatal asthma attack in February 2013 after being exposed to excessive air pollution

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

‘Long and painful journey’ to official apology for Ella’s pollution-linked death

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah said she will continue to push for clean air after a Government apology for the death of her daughter in 2013.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

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Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollution

UK government offers undisclosed sum in compensation to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for daughter’s untimely death

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Mother secures Government settlement after court claim that pollution death breached daughter's human rights

Environment, transport and health departments admit: ‘Ella’s suffering and death were a tragedy’

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Ministers apologise to mother of girl who died after air pollution asthma attack

The three Government departments have settled the claim ahead of a High Court trial for an undisclosed sum.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Mother suing government for child’s pollution death seeks official apology

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is suing three government departments over Ella’s fatal asthma attack

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024

UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2024

Sadiq Khan apologises to mother of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah after her air pollution asthma death

Mayor issues 'full and unqualified apology' to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for the loss of her daughter Ella in 2013

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024

Mother of girl whose death was linked to air pollution sues UK government

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah opens claim against environment, health and transport departments in pursuit of ‘right to clean air’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Populism has polluted the fight for clean air

Letter: The backlash faced by Sadiq Khan in response to novel and brave measures is absurd, says Nancy Collins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

How anti-Ulez campaigners misused air pollution finding in Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah death

Three years after unprecedented inquest ruling, absence of other cases has left a gap for pollution sceptics to exploit

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

Mother of girl who died of air pollution welcomes Ulez expansion - but has cost concerns

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella, nine, died in 2013 after an asthma attack

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Mother of girl who died of air pollution welcomes Ulez but has cost concerns

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been campaigning for cleaner air in UK cities.

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Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023

Ulez being used as ‘political football’ warns London mother who lost daughter to pollution

Ulez should not be used as a political football in any upcoming elections the mother of a London schoolgirl and the first person to have air pollution listed on her death certificate has warned.

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023

Almost two-thirds of Ulez cameras installed ahead of August expansion

Transport for London has installed almost two-thirds of the 2,750 Ulez enforcement cameras it planned to erect in outer London, it can be revealed.

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Worst London areas for air quality revealed as Black communities among hardest hit

Black people and the poorest among those most likely to live breathing in toxic pollution, study finds

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

‘Unforgiveable’: Ella’s mother hits out after Ulez protest at Mayor

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah says ‘there’s still much to do education wise’ after Sadiq Khan’s book launch was disrupted by anti-Ulez hecklers

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

Sadiq Khan: ‘I lost my mojo. I wasn’t so sparky. Without a doubt, I was suffering with PTSD’

Standing up against Trump and fighting against air pollution has made Sadiq Khan a target for the far right. He talks death threats, the toll on his mental health – and why he wants six terms as London mayor. Plus exclusive extract from his new book

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Battle for clean air: the row raging over London’s ultra-low emission zone

A planned extension to the capital’s ‘Ulez’ has become a political battleground as opponents take legal action to stop it while others say drastic action is vital to fight pollution

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2023

Vast artwork unveiled to mark decade since Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s air pollution linked death

Her mother is calling on MPs to back the ‘Ella’s Law’ bill, which would improve air quality

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