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Jonathan Fagg @JPFagg

Senior Data Journalist for the BBC Central Editorial Team’s England Data Unit.

Joined April 2009
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Meghan Owen@MeghantheOwen
Mar 19
'Being a young person feels a bit bleak right now' Follow our live coverage looking at youth unemployment in London as new @ONS data shows that the youth unemployment rate in London is now higher than anywhere else in the UK. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c05v34nm…

Young people speak about job struggles with London having highest youth unemployment rate

The latest job figures show London has the highest rate of unemployment among young people in the UK.

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Meghan Owen@MeghantheOwen
Mar 19
From @jpfagg at the BBC data unit
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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
15 Dec 2025
It's in every song and advert at the moment, but how common is a white Christmas? @EmaSabljak has crunched the Met's numbers since 1960 to see. bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c…

How common is a white Christmas where you are?

Many of us probably dream of a snowy white Christmas but how often have you actually seen one? Simon King takes a look at new analysis.

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Our latest on the mental health crisis among prison staff, which led to almost 150,000 working days being lost in England last year - up 44% from 2019. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0x…

Prison staff ‘begging for help’ as mental health sick days rise

Almost 150,000 working days were lost in England's prisons last year because of mental ill-health.

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Some fantastic work by @EmaSabljak and @ecwebster22 went into this.
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Meghan Owen@MeghantheOwen
23 Oct 2025
Rising rents and frozen housing benefits are pushing more renters into homelessness. This will be felt acutely in Hackney - with an estimated £350 cash shortfall between ever-rising local rents and local housing allowance rates. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj41…

Frozen housing benefit see families plunged into homelessness

"I'm a small rent rise away from homelessness" - renters call for Local Housing Allowance changes.

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Meghan Owen@MeghantheOwen
14 Oct 2025
High street gambling venues are going unchecked up and down the country. More than 1 in 3 councils in England and Wales have not inspected a single one in the past year. Story for @BBCNews @BBCLondonNews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8j…

High street gambling venues left unchecked by councils, BBC finds

Zoe found her ex-partner Kester had spent £250,000 on his secret gambling addiction.

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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
20 Aug 2025
Excellent work by @Gerghana for the England Data Unit: Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r4…

Empty home crisis: Why aren't they being used to solve shortages?

There are almost 720,000 empty homes in England. And many more on social housing waiting lists - so why aren't we better using one to help solve the other, and is it a case of a missed opportunity?

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Andrew Picken@BBCandrewpicken
23 Jul 2025
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Overtourism: Does Edinburgh's Royal Mile need 72 gift shops?

People living in the area say they are seeing the overtourism problems being experienced across Europe.

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Nikki Mitchell@BBCNikkiM
16 Jul 2025
Gruesome, but a compelling watch. Meet the man who scrubs away human biological matter after traumatic deaths so no one else has the face it. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ #Hampshire bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c0l423…

Decontaminating in the aftermath of unexpected or violent deaths

Jim Gildea reveals the grim reality of his daily grind; scrubbing away all traces of human remains.

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Nikki Mitchell@BBCNikkiM
15 Jul 2025
Are taxpayers funding a cost of dying crisis? Tackling deprivation key to reversing growing numbers of what used to be called ‘paupers’ funerals. ⁦@BBCSouthNews⁩ ⁦@CPCpopulation⁩ ⁦@unisouthampton⁩ #London #Birmingham #Manchester bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr…

State-funded funerals on the increase across England

Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say.

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Miguel Roca@miguelrocadata
26 Jun 2025
ICYMI: Had the pleasure and privilege of working with some brilliant colleagues @BBCNews on our latest story about the latest speeding stats. Check it out 👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62g… @robertcuffe Alex Emery @KrisBramwell @England_Rob_ David Verry

Drivers prone to speeding on 20mph roads, figures suggest

New figures show that three-quarters of drivers break 20mph limits on roads without cameras, obstructions or calming measures.

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Hannah Karpel@Hannahkjourno
23 Jun 2025
Children as young as 10 and 11 have been recorded by police as victims and alleged perpetrators of cyberstalking in England. My latest investigation with @bbcsoutheast is out today. Have a read 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz63…

Is surveillance culture fuelling child cyberstalking?

Children as young as 10 are being drawn into a world of cyberstalking, a BBC investigation finds.

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bbcpetercooke@bbcpetercooke
11 Jun 2025
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Ex inmate says prisoners injured themselves after spice overdose

Ex-prisoner and addict Chris Buckland shares harrowing examples of drug abuse in jails with the BBC.

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Home Office guidance says domestic homicide reviews should be done in 6 months, but BBC research suggests just 1% are. Pauline Jones said the near 3-year wait for a review into her daughter's death was "hell on earth". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c365…

Domestic abuse review delays are 'hell', bereaved families say

The reviews aim to prevent future attacks but just 1% are completed on time, BBC research suggests.

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@jessphillips called these reviews important opportunities to learn lessons and prevent future deaths, accepting more should be done to ensure the process was "effective and timely". Some brilliant, diligent reporting by @lauren_zo, @louise_fewster and @SabbiyahPervez.
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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
16 Apr 2025
Very well deserved, and congrats to @lauren_zo for her featured data work!
bbcpetercooke@bbcpetercooke
16 Apr 2025
Very proud to have won the CIRCOM 2025 News Report Award for our Dads vs Knives special. All the credit goes to the team - @JosieHannett @bigbenmoore Alex Bish & Georgia Poncia. Thanks to Martin Cosser & Colin Knox for sharing their stories. bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2ym…
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bbcpetercooke@bbcpetercooke
16 Apr 2025
Very proud to have won the CIRCOM 2025 News Report Award for our Dads vs Knives special. All the credit goes to the team - @JosieHannett @bigbenmoore Alex Bish & Georgia Poncia. Thanks to Martin Cosser & Colin Knox for sharing their stories. bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2ym…

Knife crime: Bereaved dads call for compulsory school lessons

Colin Knox and Martin Cosser who both lost teenage sons to knife crime call for lessons in schools.

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Paul Lynch@Paul_SDU
13 Mar 2025
The Shared Data Unit worked on this brilliant documentary with @BBCWales and the accompanying online piece. We gathered data about the toxic legacy left behind by heavy industry across the UK: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

BBC One - BBC Wales Investigates, Britain’s Toxic Secret

Is your council sitting on information which could pose a risk to health and property?

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