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Miguel Roca @miguelrocadata

Visual #Datajournalist @BBC | Formerly @ONS 📈 |👨‍🎓@bcujournalism | Own views | Retweets≠endorsements | ❤≠approval

Joined November 2019
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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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Alix Hattenstone@AlixHattenstone
30 Jan 2025
With record school holiday fines issued in England in 2022-2023, figures due out later will tell us if the upward trend is continuing. We've been hearing from parents who say this is not just about cheap holidays. @kristianj23 @miguelrocadata @JPFagg bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gx…

Holiday fines at record high in England

The number of fines issued for unauthorised school holidays has tripled since 2016-17.

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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
20 Dec 2024
Thanks to @OnTimeTrains for collating the National Rail data, and to @TimDodd_ , @AlixHattenstone and @miguelrocadata for their hard work on the story. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn…

Britain's worst major train stations for cancellations named

The latest figures show almost one in 10 trains were cancelled at Manchester Victoria.

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Alix Hattenstone@AlixHattenstone
20 Dec 2024
Have you experienced train cancellations? Thanks to everyone who spoke to us for this piece with @TimDodd_ @JPFagg @miguelrocadata. To listen to the story: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/curati… To read: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn…

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8 Oct 2024
Great piece by @SabbiyahPervez looking into why Irish Traveller children have such high absence rates. Thanks to @miguelrocadata for leading on the data. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d…

'I'm an Irish Traveller and I'm too anxious to go to school'

Traveller families say their children are often bullied when they attend mainstream schools.

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Become@BecomeCharity
4 Oct 2024
💬"People need to realise that actually we've been deprived from care and love and that is something we still need as adults." - Zoe, a #CareExperienced young person we work with. Read Zoe's story & support our campaign to #EndTheCareCliff: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d…

Huge rise in number of young care leavers facing homelessness

The number of young care leavers facing homelessness is a "failure of society", says one charity.

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ICYMI: 📰Harrowing story I worked on with @BBCEmilyUnia & @JPFagg Young care leavers aged 18-20 in England increasingly facing homelessness since 2019: 🔢 4,300 affected by April 2024 📊Represents a 54% increase since 2019 Read Zoe's story here 👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d…

Huge rise in number of young care leavers facing homelessness

The number of young care leavers facing homelessness is a "failure of society", says one charity.

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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
4 Oct 2024
Homelessness Minister @rushanaraali called the figures shocking, and said the government were "reversing the worst housing crisis in living history". Thanks to @miguelrocadata and @BBCEmilyUnia for their work on this story.
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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
4 Oct 2024
She isn't the only one. New government data shows 4,300 young care leavers faced homelessness in 2023-24. That's up 54% from 2018-19, a larger relative rise than seen by all young people. The charity @Become1992 are calling for change.
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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
4 Oct 2024
Zoe was 16 when she entered the care system. She was moved five times and tells us it left with "this fear of owning too much stuff in case I need to move". Now 21, she doesn't have her own home, and is waiting for suitable social housing. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d…

Huge rise in number of young care leavers facing homelessness

The number of young care leavers facing homelessness is a "failure of society", says one charity.

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Emily Unia@BBCEmilyUnia
4 Oct 2024
The Government's annual homelessness stats show over 4,300 young #CareLeavers facing homelessness, an increase of 54% in the last five years. @Become1992 is calling for change. More details from me 👇🏽 with help from @miguelrocadata and @JPFagg
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Emily Unia@BBCEmilyUnia
4 Oct 2024
young care leavers continue to face much higher rates of homelessness than the general population- from me, ⁦@JPFagg⁩ and ⁦@miguelrocadata⁩. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d…

Huge rise in number of young care leavers facing homelessness

The number of young care leavers facing homelessness is a "failure of society", says one charity.

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Emily Unia@BBCEmilyUnia
20 Aug 2024
🥾🌄Countryside campaigners are warning thousands of miles of footpaths could be lost, due to a massive backlog in local councils dealing with applications. My story with @miguelrocadata and @JPFagg - with input from @RamblersGB and @CLAtweets. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k3…

Public rights of way applications backlog concerns campaigners

Nearly 8,000 requests to get public paths added to an official map have not been processed.

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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
20 Aug 2024
Countryside campaigners are concerned that many footpaths could be lost if councils can't clear a paperwork backlog - our latest piece with @BBCEmilyUnia and @miguelrocadata: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k3…

Public rights of way applications backlog concerns campaigners

Nearly 8,000 requests to get public paths added to an official map have not been processed.

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Alix Hattenstone@AlixHattenstone
1 Aug 2024
Thank you to the women who shared their stories with us. A mental health practice due to be abolished more than three years ago is on the rise. It had been falling until recently. Rachel said her experience was dehumanising, but saved her life. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx82…

Mental health: 'The only hospital bed was 248 miles from home'

More mental health patients are being sent far from home for inpatient care, NHS data shows.

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Jonathan Fagg@JPFagg
1 Aug 2024
One last tweet before I properly go on holiday: very proud of my team’s work here. Thanks to everyone who shared their experience and expertise with us.
Miguel Roca@miguelrocadata
1 Aug 2024
🚨New📊data-led story🚨 👉🏾Vulnerable people sent far from home on mental health placements ❌Previous governments pledged to stop these placements but they rose last year📈 ✍🏾by our team: Me @AlixHattenstone @JPFagg @lauren_zo Read all about it👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx82…
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BCU Journalism@BCUJournalism
1 Aug 2024
👀 The latest from PGCert Data Journalism alumni @miguelrocadata for the BBC #bcujournos
Miguel Roca@miguelrocadata
1 Aug 2024
🚨New📊data-led story🚨 👉🏾Vulnerable people sent far from home on mental health placements ❌Previous governments pledged to stop these placements but they rose last year📈 ✍🏾by our team: Me @AlixHattenstone @JPFagg @lauren_zo Read all about it👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx82…
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Alix Hattenstone@AlixHattenstone
1 Aug 2024
The government said it would ‘fix the broken system’, updating the Mental Health Act and ensuring care is appropriate, proportionate and compassionate. Piece from @miguelrocadata, @JPFagg, @lauren_zo and I.
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Alix Hattenstone@AlixHattenstone
1 Aug 2024
Replying to @miguelrocadata @JPFagg @lauren_zo
If you are in need of support and feel able to reach out, there is a list of organisations here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/article…

BBC - Information and Support: Suicide / Feelings of despair

Support organisations for those feeling emotionally distressed.

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🚨New📊data-led story🚨 👉🏾Vulnerable people sent far from home on mental health placements ❌Previous governments pledged to stop these placements but they rose last year📈 ✍🏾by our team: Me @AlixHattenstone @JPFagg @lauren_zo Read all about it👇🏽 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx82…

Mental health: 'The only hospital bed was 248 miles from home'

More mental health patients are being sent far from home for inpatient care, NHS data shows.

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🧐Despite falling in recent years the number of placements across England rose by ~25% in the year to March 2024 👇🏽
A bar chart showing the change in the number of inappropriate out of area mental health placements started across England from the year to March 2019 to the equivalent period in 2024. The Figure in 2019 was 8565. This dropped year on year to a low point of 4395 in the year to March 2023, but spiked up again to 5500 in the year to March 2024.

ALT A bar chart showing the change in the number of inappropriate out of area mental health placements started across England from the year to March 2019 to the equivalent period in 2024. The Figure in 2019 was 8565. This dropped year on year to a low point of 4395 in the year to March 2023, but spiked up again to 5500 in the year to March 2024.
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