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Thursday 13 November 2014 7:15 am

Boris Johnson admits Oxford Circus is the most polluted street in London

By: Emma Haslett

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We all know Boris Johnson isn't one to mince his words, but every now and then even he has to admit he's wrong. Cue a groveling apology to scientists at King's College after he blustered in July that reports Oxford Street is the most polluted street in the capital is a "ludicrous urban myth".

 

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