her mother, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, has fought so hard to be heard. family home was beside london‘s busy south circular road. they would walk to school along it. rosamund said, at the time, no connection was made between ella‘s fatal asthma attack and air pollution. but then a new medical report said there was a direct link. the high court ordered a fresh inquest. in court today, the coroner asked if she‘d thought car fumes were having an effect on her. she replied, "no. "as her mother, i would have moved. "we would have moved straightaway.

her mother, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, has fought so hard to be heard.ir family home was beside london's busy south circular road. they would walk to school along it. rosamund said, at the time, no connection was made between ella's fatal asthma attack and air pollution. but then a new medical report said there was a direct link. the high court ordered a fresh inquest. in court today, the coroner asked if she'd thought car fumes were having an effect on her. she replied, "no. as her mother, i would have moved. we would have moved straightaway. we were desperate for anything that could have helped."

nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah died in 2013, the inquest finds that air pollution did contribute tomaking football safer — new rules on treating players who suffer concussion in football matches. and coming up in sport on bbc news: west brom sack their manager slaven bilic after 18 months in charge, with the club second from bottom in the premier league. good afternoon welcome to the bbc news at one. christmas isn't cancelled, but leaders across the uk want you to be very careful. the rules over festive gatherings will not be changed, despite growing pressure for them to be toughened. all four nations have agreed to not to make a formal change but the advice will be made stronger in wales and scotland, where the first minister has given guidance that people should only come together for one day rather than five. families will be urged to think carefully over who they meet. the prime minister told the commons he didn't want to criminalise people's long—term plans — but he said people must ‘exercise extreme caution‘ over the festive period. the rules over christmas allow three househo

and the landmark case of ella kissi—debrah leads the online newspaper the independent, with a coronerthat air pollution contributed to the little girl's death. lots of papers to go through. as always, sienna, anna, lovely to have you both will assess tonight time and we are going to start with the metro, which i think wins headline for the evening. have yourself a merry little christmas. i'm not going to sing it, do not worry! i think this is in reflection of what we heard earlier on today, with the prime minister very much stress the guidance of a we should be doing a christmas, we should be thinking about a little christmas, a small christmas to minimise the risk of spreading this dreadful disease. yes, so in classic borisjohnson fashion, he has committed to the new advice with a joke, have yourself a little christmas, with the emphasis on the little, so the big news of todayis on the little, so the big news of today is that borisjohnson has come out and today is that borisjohnson has come outand said, today is that borisjohnson has come out and said, nope, i am today is that borisj

are hoping to be moved down — following a review today of covid restrictions. 9—year—old ella kissi—debrah3 — an inquest has found that air pollution did contribute to her death. a little light at the end of the covid tunnel — look what happened when a music teacher took her lessons online. christmas isn't cancelled — but leaders across the uk want us all to be very careful. borisjohnson has urged people to think hard before meeting family and friends over the festive period, saying they should exercise "extreme caution". he told a news conference at downing street that the decision to ease covid restrictions for five days would remain in place, but added that the situation was more challenging than when the rules were first set. he said, a smaller christmas is going to be safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. on a similar note, england's chief medical officer professor chris whitty said there were four things to think about in order to reduce the risk, keeping it small, short, local and to be thinking of the vulnerable. in wales the government will make it law that

ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013.ple seizures and was admitted to hospital 27 times. today, in a landmark ruling, a second inquest into her death found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to her death. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall has this report. ella was a healthy child before suddenly starting to suffer asthma attacks so severe she would be put on a ventilator. ella coughs this cough, an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. we know now, without doubt, by air pollution. today's decision was the result her mother has been campaigning for four years. we've got the justice for her, which she so deserved. but also, it's about other children still, as we walk around our city, with high levels of air pollution. the coroner found that levels of the toxic gases and pollutants and exhausts were way above levels set by the world health organization, and without doubt they contributed to her death. i wanted justice for her. i wanted the real reason why she went through what she went

her mother, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, has fought hard to be heard.walk to school along it. rosamund said, at the time, no connection was made between ella's fatal asthma attack and air pollution. but then a new medical report said there was a direct link. the high court ordered a fresh inquest. in court today, the coroner asked if she'd thought car fumes were having an effect on her. she replied, "no. as her mother, i would have moved. we would have moved straightaway. we were desperate for anything that could have helped." this isn't just about whether toxic air helped to kill ella. it goes much wider than that. government officials have been giving evidence. this is about who knew how bad the pollution was, what was being done to reduce it, and how much were the public being told. i'm glad her voice has come out. and it's really important to me, still, to continue to talk about young people now who are still suffering from asthma. government figures say 30,000 people are killed by air pollution each year, but no connection to an individual death ha

nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013.ibuted to her death. 0ur environment correspondent, claire marshall, reports. this picture of ella, two months before she died, is on display in the court room, as details emerge about the story surrounding her death. the coroner's court has already heard how she was exposed to years of dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution. coughing ella became ill ten years ago. her mother, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, has fought so hard to be heard. their family home was beside london's busy south circular road. they would walk to school along it. rosamund said, at the time, no connection was made between ella's fatal asthma attack and air pollution. but then a new medical report said there was a direct link. the high court ordered a fresh inquest. in court today, the coroner asked if she'd thought car fumes were having an effect on her. she replied, "no. as her mother, i would have moved. we would have moved straightaway. we were desperate for anything that could have helped." this isn't jus

nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah died in 2013, the inquest finds that air pollution did contribute tood afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. christmas isn't cancelled, but leaders across the uk want you to be very careful. the rules over festive gatherings will not be changed — despite growing pressure for them to be toughened. all four nations have agreed to not to make a formal change but the advice will be made stronger in wales and scotland, where the first minister has given guidance that people should only come togetherfor one day rather than five. families will be urged to think carefully over who they meet. the prime minister told the commons he didn't want to criminalise people's long—term plans ,but he said people must "exercise extreme caution" over the festive period. the rules over christmas allow three households to mix indoors — and they can be from different nations, regions or tiers. though the welsh government is asking people to stick to two households, and a new national lockdown will come into force there after the festive period. in scotland, the number of people

independent and he desperately sad story about this beautiful nine—year—old little girl, ella kissi—debrah died after an asthma tack. usually significant recognising that air pollution is very extremely damaging and is dangerous. that is right. and her family welcomed the decision, she died in 2013, so they have spent a long time waiting for this ruling. it is really stark. it is absolutely tragic. and of course it is significant because it is, as you say, the first time air pollution has been ruled as a factor ina pollution has been ruled as a factor in a death. and it is something that her mother has been just relentless and tireless in campaigning to get this recognised. absolutely, and it is just incredibly admirable, this recognised. absolutely, and it isjust incredibly admirable, and i know from having worked for an empty before, from being involved in politics, that air pollution is something that people really care about —— worked for in mp. it is something nmp will have in their inbox all the time, something people are talking about, this is a climate crisis. we are going to have

nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013.wo months before she died, is on display in the court room, as details emerge about the story surrounding her death. the coroner‘s court has already heard how she was exposed to years of dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution. coughing. ella became ill ten years ago. her mother, rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah, has fought so hard to be heard. their family home was beside london‘s busy south circular road. they would walk to school along it. rosamund said, at the time, no connection was made between ella‘s fatal asthma attack and air pollution. but then a new medical report said there was a direct link. the high court ordered a fresh inquest. in court today, the coroner asked if she‘d thought car fumes were having an effect on her. she replied, "no. "as her mother, i would have moved. "we would have moved straightaway. "we were desperate for anything that could have helped". this isn‘t just about whether toxic air helped to kill ella. it goes much wider than that. government officials

. >> reporter: 9-year-old ella kissi-debrah wanted to be a pilot and fly around the world instead she left her mark on it today a london coroner ruled ella's death was caused in part by air pollution. a historic first. >> air pollution is a pandemic >> reporter: her mother rosaman spent seven years fighting for the designation. >> hopefully it means government everywhere will do something for their citizens who are breathing filthy, dirty air. >> reporter: the oldest of three, ella walked to school along one of london's most congested streets. diagnosed with severe asthma at age 6, after seizures and 27 trips to the hospital she died at 9. >> i hope never again will any child suffer the way my daughter did. >> reporter: the world health organization estimates air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths a year. what do you think ella would think of all of this >> i think she would just smile at this she would like the idea that she is helping other young people. >> reporter: for a child who left too soon anne thompson, nbc news. >>> in a historic move described as long overdue majo

ella adoo—kissi—debrah lived near the south circular road, one of london's busiest routes.zures, and was admitted to hospital on 27 occasions. today, in a landmark ruling, a second inquest into her death found that air pollution made a material contribution to her death. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall has the story. brendan ella brendan was a healthy child before suddenly starting to suffer asthma attacks so severe she would be put on a ventilator. ella coughs. this cough, an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. we know now, without doubt, by air pollution. today's decision was the result her mother has been campaigning for for years. we've got the justice for her, which she so deserved. but also, it's about other children still, as we walk around our city, with high levels of air pollution. ella's family home was beside london's busy south circular road. she would walk to school along it. at the time, no connection was made between ella's fatal asthma attack and air pollution. then new medical evidence emerged. i wanted the real reason why she w

and the times leads on todays ruling on the death of nine year old ella kissi—debrah. that air pollution contributed to her death. so let's begin... i have to admit some most of them focusing on what we've all been focusing on what we've all been focusing on, this year, quite frankly. the guardian we start with, let's have a look at the guardian. in that case, talking about what many of the papers are focusing on. there's reining in of christmas celebrations. we had the rules so to speak but now we've got the guidance. the guidance it's slightly strengthening on the rules. it's all a little bit confused. as you say where are in an extraordinary position where the law says one thing but the official government advice very much backed up by the medical professions saying something else. so you can within the law take five days to meet your family at christmas and spend time with three households and travel across the country. and do all those things that people have expected and planned for. however today the prime minister gave a press conference that urged people not t

ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013. of the capital's busiest roads. in the three years before her death, she had multiple seizures and was admitted to hospital 27 times. today — in a landmark ruling — a second inquest into her death found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to her death. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall has this report. ella was a healthy child before suddenly starting to suffer asthma attacks so severe she would be put on a ventilator. ella coughs this cough, an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. we know now, without doubt, by air pollution. today's decision was the result her mother has been campaigning for four years. we've got the justice for her, which she so deserved. but also, its about other children still, as we walk around our city, with high levels of air pollution. the coroner found that levels of the toxic gases and pollutants and exhausts were way above levels set by the world health organization, and without doubt they contributed to her death. i

ella adoo—kissi—debrah was just nine—years—old when she died following a severe asthma attack in 2013f the capital's busiest roads. (pres)after a landmark ruling yesterday, ella became the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ella's mum, rosamund, said the verdict was justice for her daughter, as jayne mccubbin reports. this is the face of the little girl who yesterday made legal history. ella adoo—kissi—debrah was super smart, only nine, and now we know she died notjust because of her asthma but because of pollution. what started as a small cough turned into a chronic condition, one which saw her hospitalised 27 times before she died in 2013. but look at where she died in 2013. but look at where she lived, london's busy south circular. spikes in pollution here we re circular. spikes in pollution here were later found to have correlated with the very days ella was hospitalised. this was the crucial evidence which led ella's mother to fight for a new inquest. she campaigned for justice for fight for a new inquest. she campaigned forjustice for ella a

ella adoo—kissi—debrah died in 2013.her death, she had multiple seizures and was admitted to hospital 27 times. today, in a landmark ruling, a second inquest into her death found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to her death. our environment correspondent claire marshall has this report. ella was a healthy child before suddenly starting to suffer asthma attacks so severe she would be put on a ventilator. ella coughs this cough, an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. we know now, without doubt, by air pollution. today's decision was the result her mother has been campaigning for four years. we've got the justice for her, which she so deserved. but also, it's about other children still, as we walk around our city, with high levels of air pollution. the coroner found that levels of the toxic gases and pollutants and exhausts were way above levels set by the world health organization, and without doubt they contributed to her death. i wanted justice for her. i wanted the real reason why she wen

more on that breaking news that an inquest has found that air pollution was a factor in ella kissi—debrah's at that point, the death of a kid said acute respiratory failure. —— the death certificate said acute respiratory failure. her mother said she couldn't understand why she was becoming so ill and were struggling to understand what was causing the asthma attacks and seizures. it was only at the point where air pollution was mentioned... in the air had triggered those asthma attacks, so she looked closely at it. basically, the result is today, the second inquest which now says that air pollution was a cause of her death. let's look at what's happening around europe over christmas. countries have beenjoint in many of the approaches on covid—19, but of course divergent in other aspects. so everywhere is experiencing this increase in covid—19 numbers and it is leading to tough decisions having to be taken by leaders in many countries about what is the right thing to do over the festive season. paul hawkins reports on the picture in europe, starting in the netherlands. empty streets again in