Why do your car reviews still recommend diesels when they're being demonised?

Why do your car reviews still recommend diesels, when London and other European capital cities are making owning diesel cars so much more difficult ?

With all the talk about scrapping old diesels - what exactly is considered an 'old' diesel?

There's a lot of talk in the press of scrapping old diesel cars. What constitutes old? Can we put dates or is it defined by emissions?

I want a 2007 diesel Honda CR-V for towing - will there be heavy tax penalties on old diesels?

I cover about 10,000 miles per year, mostly journeys of 50+ miles. I need a 4x4 to negotiate muddy/slippery tracks and to tow a trailer. I'm looking at the 2007 diesel Honda CR-V with 70,000 recorded miles...