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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.
How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years
Water pollution

How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
Vet bills

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
a barman serving a pint at the pub
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
Language

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
Water

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Private jets

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
a person using a phone
Digital ID

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Donald Trump
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: 'They've collided with reality'
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: 'They've collided with reality'