Under a new Government clean air strategy, some types of wood burners, car tyres, brakes, cleaning solvents, fertilisers and solid fuels will be banned from sale.

It is part of a new push to cut air pollution, which causes thousands of premature deaths in the UK every year. Pollution varies massively in the UK - and you can find out how many deaths it causes in your area by using our interactive tool below.

Last year, air pollution levels in London were worse than those in Beijing for brief periods - with the capital's pollutants frequently breaking international limits.

Pollution is a greater global threat than diseases such as Ebola and HIV, according to warnings by the World Health Organisation, and so the Government is seeking to clamp down on its causes.

How bad is air pollution in other areas of the UK?

Not surprisingly, Britain's urban areas shoulder the biggest burden when it comes to air pollution and its related deaths.

The top 21 local authorities in Britain to have the highest proportion of deaths attributable to air pollution are in London, according to research from Public Health England on 2010 figures. The central London areas of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster saw 8.3 per cent of deaths be attributable to toxic air.