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New research published today shows an 18 year life expectancy gap between the richer parts and the poorer parts of the city of Sheffield in the North of England.........

As Justin Webb on BBC Radio 4's Today program said this morning at 8-50 "thats extraordinary" ........ just as I was thinking the same thing..........

Professor Danny Dorling of Sheffield University who lead the research team claimed his figures showed increasing polarization in the city neighborhoods ......... in the 1960's the life expectancy for those living in the whole of Yorkshire was pretty well the same.......

Now you are 30% more likely to die before the age of 60 if you live in a poor area of the city than if you live in rural Yorkshire or one of the smarter areas of the city of Sheffield. The richer neighborhoods have showed the highest increase in life expectancy since the 60's while the poorer areas of population have shown much smaller increase in life expectancy ........... Depressing stuff.

Last time I was in Sheffield I shot this above image......... of joyriders........ youngsters who steal and drive cars recklessly for thrills ........ often burning them after the crazy ride is over........

More depressing research from back when I shot this...... 10 years back .......... This particular poor area of Sheffield was said at the time to be statistically the worst place in Europe to park your car.

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