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Poverty stalks UK's wealthy areas

By Faisal Islam

Updated on 11 June 2008

The north is poorer than the south, goes the old cliché, but a new cost of living study turns that on its head.

The analysis reveals that poverty may be more prevalent in some wealthier parts of the country, like London and the West Midlands, than in areas traditionally seen as deprived, such as Scotland and the north.

All this week, Channel Four News has been looking at the many faces of poverty across the country and tonight we report on a surprising poverty map of Great Britain.

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