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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.
Who should pay for climate change? The oil and gas companies, according to most Brits
A BP sign with it's yellow and green spiky circles fills the screen against a clear blue skyfills
Climate change

Who should pay for climate change? The oil and gas companies, according to most Brits

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year - and how you can beat the symptoms
Summer

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year - and how you can beat the symptoms

British rainforests: Rare ecosystems to be restored in Wales and the Isle of Man
A fragment of Britain's ancient rainforests at Coed Crafnant.
Biodiversity

British rainforests: Rare ecosystems to be restored in Wales and the Isle of Man

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
Air Pollution

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air

Tax the jets: Record number of private jet flights last year, report shows
Air travel

Tax the jets: Record number of private jet flights last year, report shows

New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
Local elections

New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot

Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.
local elections

Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.

‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
Image on the left shows a polling station, image on the right shows river pollution
Water Pollution

‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise
Cost of Living

UK workers suffer 2.5 per cent real-term pay cut, while top CEOs get 4 per cent rise

Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden
Two red faced children and a man sit in a meadow in summer surrounded by long grass and wildflowers
Biodiversity

Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden

‘I don’t know why you exist’: Doctor savages Laurence Fox in awkward interview
COVID-19 Vaccines

‘I don’t know why you exist’: Doctor savages Laurence Fox in awkward interview

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
River Pollution

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits