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Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is a senior reporter at the Big Issue. She previously worked at Euronews, and as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian Newspaper. In this role, she won “Best New Journalist - Runner Up” at the 2021 WA State Media Awards. She is a 2026 John Schofield Fellow.
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir Starmer
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
Ellie and her family, including her children who live with cystic fibrosis
benefits

'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK

Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?
the logo of oil company BP
A modest proposal

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'
Wheelchair user Kamran Mallick was trapped in a flood
Flooding

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'

'I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job'
Tomasz Borys requires Access to Work support in his council job.
Access to work

'I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job'

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Teenage boys on bench
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'
an illustration of a phone with mapping software
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
Wide illustration of a countryside scene with mountains, homes, waterways and a windmill, with workers reviewing plans and Wi-Fi symbols across buildings, representing nationwide broadband connectivity.
Advertorial

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'
Matt le Tissier and a plane leaving condensation trials
Debunked

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'