Lottie Elton
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” for a 2021 investigation into police misconduct.
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Sewage pollution

Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation

Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Sewage pollution

Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
Libraries

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
Exclusive

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Music

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast
Floods

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Pension Credit

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?
NHS

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?

NHS must ‘reform or die’ warns Starmer after report finds health service is in ‘critical condition’
NHS

NHS must ‘reform or die’ warns Starmer after report finds health service is in ‘critical condition’