Projects in Awesome Lists by BBC-Data-Unit
A curated list of projects in awesome lists by BBC-Data-Unit .
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/shared-data-unit
An explanation of the BBC Shared Data Unit and what we do
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/music-festivals
Festivals dominated by male acts, study shows, as Glastonbury begins
festivals glastonbury music network-analysis py python r scraping spotify spotify-api
Last synced: 09 Apr 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/art-uk
Illuminating facts about the UK's art collection
Last synced: 11 Apr 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/emergency-frequent-callers
Five patients made 8,303 emergency calls in a year
999 ambulances emergency foi health nhs
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/football-finances
Premier League: 11 of 20 clubs could have made profits in 2016-17 without fans at games
finance football football-data shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/unsolved-crime
More than two thirds of thefts are 'never solved'
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/revenge-porn
Revenge pornography victims as young as 11, investigation finds
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/energy-efficiency-private-rental
Renting: Six out of 10 renters live in energy-inefficient homes
energy energy-efficiency environment housing shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-dinner
Is Christmas getting cheaper, or more expensive?
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/council_cuts_during_the_pandemic
An analysis of the financial pressures facing UK councils as they emerged from the pandemic.
bankruptcy coronavirus councils finance shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/unduly-lenient-sentences
Unduly lenient sentences review scheme 'inadequate'
foi justice robengland sentencing undulylenient
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/spanish-flu-anniversary
Spanish flu: 'We didn't know who we'd lose next'
anniversary health history spanishflu
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/council_covid_bankrupt
UK councils fear bankruptcy amid Covid-19 costs
bankruptcy coronavirus councils finance health
Last synced: 16 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/electric-car-charging-points
Lack of electric car charging points 'putting off drivers'
electriccars haversine r shareddataunit transport
Last synced: 11 Apr 2025
https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/unduly-lenient-sentences
Unduly lenient sentences review scheme 'inadequate'
foi justice robengland sentencing undulylenient
Last synced: 02 Dec 2024
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/airport-crime
Crime at airports has doubled in two years
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/stories-elsewhere
This repo is for stories made outside the BBC Data Unit but which we think are worth noting
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/coronavirus-air-pollution
Coronavirus lockdown sees air pollution plummet across UK
coronavirus environment pollution shareddataunit transport
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/terminal-illness-benefits
Hundred people die fighting for terminal illness benefits
benefits benefits-system department-for-work-and-pensions disability-benefits shareddataunit terminal-illness welfare
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/bus-funding
Bus funding: Where would it make the most difference?
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/remote_courts
Court hearings held remotely in lockdown disadvantage vulnerable people, lawyers and charities warn.
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rough-sleeping
Rough sleeping rises at appalling rate, charity says, as figures show 16% rise
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/mps-registers-of-interest
Give MPs deadline on hiring relatives, campaigners urge
politics registerofinterests scraping
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/upskirting
Upskirting law: Children among 150 victims, figures show
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/knife-crime-london
London knife crime rises to four-year high
crime knifecrime london police
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/homelessness-real-figure
Homelessness: Rough sleeping five times higher than official figure
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/airport-delays
London Stansted airport 'worst in UK for delays'
airports flights stansted transport
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/suicide-risk
Suicide risk greatest for low skilled male workers
Last synced: 15 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/coronavirus-fsm
Coronavirus: Schools and charities working to keep children fed
coronavirus education freeschoolmeals welfare
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/neighbourhood-police
Neighbourhood police: One in seven officers axed were beat bobbies
police police-officers shareddataunit
Last synced: 02 Dec 2024
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/neighbourhood-police
Neighbourhood police: One in seven officers axed were beat bobbies
police police-officers shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cyclists-legal-protection
Do cyclists get enough legal protection?
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-traffic-2019
Christmas getaway 2019: Where and when to avoid on roads and rail
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/legal-aid
Legal aid advice network 'decimated' by funding cuts
justice legal-advice legal-aid-agency ministry-of-justice shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/child-speech
Child speech delays increase following lockdowns
coronavirus education parameterisation sen shareddataunit speech
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/coronavirus-birthdays
Birthday delivery searches surge as children celebrate under lockdown
birthdays coronavirus google trends
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/hpv-vaccine
HPV vaccine: Thousands of girls did not get full dose
health hpv robengland vaccinations
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/teacher-vacancies-deprivation
Teacher vacancy rate double in poor areas
deprivation education poverty schools shareddataunit vacancies
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/coronavirus-workfromhome-liveblog
How many of us used to work from home?
coronavirus employment homeworking liveblog ons workingfromhome
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/prisons-children-coronavirus
Coronavirus: Prisoners' children 'forgotten' during pandemic
coronavirus lockdown prisons scraping
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rail-season-tickets
Rail season tickets cost 10% of net pay
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/hormone_replacement_therapy
Our investigation uncovered a postcode lottery in HRT provision across the country
gender health hrt postcodelottery variation
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rough-sleeping-2020
Homelessness: Rough sleeping figures 'unacceptable' says Boris Johnson
Last synced: 13 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/council-finances-23
Black hole in town hall budgets rises to £5bn
councils finance localgov shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/insolvencies-coronavirus
Coronavirus: Business rescue package has 'delayed the inevitable'
companies companieshouse coronavirus insolvency scraping shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/coronavirus-clean-air-zones
Coronavirus delays cleaner air plans in cities
cleanairzones coronavirus environment pollution shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/fake-medicines
Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK
counterfeit-medicine crime drugs nitazenes shareddataunit synthetic-opioids
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/autism-waits
Autism: 'Unprecedented' demand creates long appointment waits
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/drug-alcohol-cuts
Drug and alcohol services cut by £162m as deaths increase
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/business-rates
Empty business rates relief 'costs £1bn'
business-rates empty-shops shareddataunit treasury
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/knife-crime-wm
Harborne stabbing: Teenager knifed to death
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/pothole-cash
How £50 million of funding to tackle potholes is being shared out
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rail-season-ticket-rises-2018
Rail fares: Commuters to pay £100 more in 2018
Last synced: 10 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/instagram-england
#England: The most photographed places on Instagram
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/housing-waiting-lists
Vulnerable people 'trapped in homelessness' due to law
danwainwright homelessness housing map samfrancis
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/homeless-christmas
Homeless at Christmas: 'How will Santa find us?'
children christmas homelessness shelter
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/hatecrime-2019
Hate crimes recorded by police up 10%
crime hatecrime homeoffice police
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/graffiti-on-railways
'Open season' for rail graffiti artists, expert warns
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/exclusions-2016
Barnsley and Middlesbrough see pupil exclusion rises of 300%
barnsley education exclusions middlesbrough
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/smoking-rates
Smoking rates in England fall to lowest on record
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/sexuality-regions
Why are there so few gay people in the east of England?
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/bus-cuts
Bus cuts leave a million people without a regular service
buses disability panorama transport
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/trains-missed-stops
Trains across Britain missed stops 160 times a day, figures reveal
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/tramadol-theft
1.5 million tramadol painkillers stolen from lorry
crime davidrhodes health opioids painkillers tramadol
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/brexit-eu-nationals
The EU nationals offered right to stay
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/taxis-wolverhampton
Why is my taxi from another city?
taxis transport uber wolverhampton
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/world-cup-squad-map
Mapping England's World Cup squad: Northern players dominate the 23
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-traffic-2017
Christmas 2017 travel: When should I avoid the roads?
Last synced: 22 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/benefits-appeals
Half of disability benefits appeals won in tribunal court
benefits disability dwp shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/bus-use
Bus use across England falls to lowest level in decade
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/disability-benefits-suspended
Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair
benefits benefits-system department-for-work-and-pensions disability disability-benefits learning-disabilities shareddataunit welfare
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/school-absence
Term-time holidays: Where most children were absent
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/liquidations_rise
The background and data behind the Shared Data Unit's recent regional study of UK business insolvencies
business covid-19 economy fuelprice ukrainewar
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/working-mothers
Big rise in number of working mothers
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cervical-screening
Cervical screening: Millions missing smear tests
cervicalscreening health smeartests
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/food-hygiene
Delays in food hygiene inspections a 'serious public health issue'
food food-hygiene food-hygiene-ratings fsa health public-health shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/open-water-deaths
UK weather: How can you swim safely in open waters?
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cancelled_crimes
UK police forces wrongly cancelled reports of serious crimes
crime policing robbery sexual-assault shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/facebook-food
Homemade food: The home cooks selling hot dinners on Facebook
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/buses-lost
Britain's bus coverage hits 28-year low
buses dft shareddataunit transport
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/community-resolutions
Violent offences 'dealt with informally' by police forces
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/garden-waste-charges
UK gardeners 'punished by quiet green tax' for kerbside collections
gardening recycling shareddataunit waste-management
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/parish-council-tax
Parish council tax bills rise 'to save services from cuts'
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/syria-refugees
Refugees fleeing Syria to UK: 'We're not trouble'
humaninterest immigration refugees syria yorkshire
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/electricity-theft
Electricity theft at record levels in England and Wales - BBC analysis
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/vagrancy-arrests
Rough sleeping: Arrests fall as police brand law 'archaic'
crime foi homelessness vagrancy
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/flights-drop-during-lockdown
Coronavirus: Airports 'at risk' of closure as flights drop 90%
airports coronavirus economy shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/eu-workers-nhs
Share of European Union staff leaving NHS rises following Brexit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/dementia-diagnoses
UK dementia diagnoses rise 40% in five years
dementia dementia-diagnosis nhs r shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/libraries-2024
Public libraries in 'crisis' as councils cut services
councils cuts foi libraries shareddataunit
Last synced: 16 Jun 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/synthetic_opioids
The UK government is behind the curve in tracking the spread of new super-strength drugs.
crime drugs health heroin nitazenes shareddataunit
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/school-uniform
School uniform: Can it be bought more cheaply?
commandline education scraping uniform
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/baby-names-2019
Baby names: Peaky Blinders 'may have inspired' choices
Last synced: 18 Feb 2025