BRITAIN HAS been placed on a health alert as a potentially dangerous cloud of air pollution blows over the country from Europe.
Experts say the smog could cause fatal asthma attacks and have warned the elderly and those with health problems to be cautious.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said air pollution was blowing in from Europe and mixing with home-grown smog to create the potentially toxic problem.
Officials are warning it could trigger health difficulties for those with respiratory illnesses and the elderly, although it does not pose a health threat for the general population.
Large parts of England will see air pollution climb to moderate levels while parts of the north will see it hit nine out of 10.
A Defra spokeswoman said: “Winds bringing in pollution from the continent, combined with locally generated pollution and still weather conditions has led to some high pollution measurements across the UK.
“Levels are expected to return to low by Friday (Mar 20).”
Record levels of pollution hit the UK nearly a year ago after a wave of “Saharan dust” arrived on British shores.
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