As public health officials warn about rising emissions from urban wood burning, a BMJ investigation finds that just under a third of councils in high use areas have faced pressure from the stove ...

Government consultation on Environmental Improvement Plan proposes banning sale of older wood burner models and tightening smoke control areas to cut air pollution ...

As the UK government considers adding health warnings to new wood-burning stoves, as part of a public consultation on solid fuel burning, councils in England are being threatened with legal action for ...

At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. terekhov igor / shutterstock Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cosy response to high energy prices and cost of living ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images) New wood-burning stoves will have stricter limits on smoke emissions and carry health warning labels under latest ...

Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 10% New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood ...

Ministers have also proposed cutting the limit on smoke emitted from wood burners by 80 per cent in a bid to reduce the air pollution they produce. This would enforce a reduction from five grams per ...