Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is a staff 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” in 2021.
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shopping

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

'Reckless', 'inept', 'expensive': Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
Net Zero

'Reckless', 'inept', 'expensive': Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of 'Victorian' diseases
A doctor listening to a child's back through a stethoscope. Poverty
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of 'Victorian' diseases

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like
Illustration of a house
Housing

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like

Applications open for Big Issue Invest's fourth Social Impact Investment Fund
Big Issue Invest

Applications open for Big Issue Invest's fourth Social Impact Investment Fund

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a 'turning point'?
Water pollution

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a 'turning point'?

UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK producing renewable energy
Wind power

UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls
FOOTBALL

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls

International Dog Day: Big Issue readers share their favourite dog memories and snaps
International Dog Day
International Dog Day

International Dog Day: Big Issue readers share their favourite dog memories and snaps

Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition? 
Climate crisis

Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition? 

These striking photos show what London looks like through the lens of homeless photographers
London homeless photographers
Homelessness

These striking photos show what London looks like through the lens of homeless photographers

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine
Cartoon

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine

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