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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.
Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay
no-fault evictions
Renters Reform Bill

Renters Reform Bill: Tories vote down Labour bid to end no-fault evictions delay

Modern slavery survivor Ilja was sex trafficked for years. Now she's speaking out to help others
Modern slavery

Modern slavery survivor Ilja was sex trafficked for years. Now she's speaking out to help others

'Silent war on bus users': Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008
Transport

'Silent war on bus users': Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008

COP28: What is it, why is it important and why is an oil boss in charge?
climate crisis

COP28: What is it, why is it important and why is an oil boss in charge?

'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
Water pollution

'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says

'How are people going to cope?': Almost all food banks helping first-time users as demand surges
Food banks

'How are people going to cope?': Almost all food banks helping first-time users as demand surges

How a grassroots women's network is fighting climate change – one dodgy investment at a time
Climate crisis

How a grassroots women's network is fighting climate change – one dodgy investment at a time

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'
wagamama helping prisoners
Prisons

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'
Young people are at high risk of homelessness and exploitation.
Homelessness

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
prisoners sleeping rough
Rough sleeping

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year

Nobody knows what Esther McVey's new 'anti-woke' cabinet job means – except for even more culture wars
Esther McVey
Culture wars

Nobody knows what Esther McVey's new 'anti-woke' cabinet job means – except for even more culture wars

James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary – but don't expect any real change
Politics

James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary – but don't expect any real change