Air pollution experts call for scrappage scheme for diesel cars and boilers

Report outlines moves that would cut pollution from road transport and gas combustion in London and increase life expectancy

Scrappage schemes for diesel cars and boilers, and allowing only the cleanest buses to drive on key polluted roads are among measures proposed by experts to cut pollution and help people live longer.

The moves to cut pollution from road transport and gas combustion in London could increase the average life expectancy of people born in the city in 2025 by more than a month, leading to economic benefits of 600m a year, they said.