Ruby Lott-Lavigna

senior staff writer

ruby.lott-lavigna@vice.com
Crime

No Justice For Hate Crime Victims on London Trains Despite Thousands of Cameras

It’s one of the most surveilled places in one of the most surveilled cities in the world, but just 10 percent of hate crime reports on London transport lead to an arrest or charge, VICE World News can reveal.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.3.22
uk

Wagatha Christie Verdict: Rebekah Vardy Loses Libel Case Against Coleen Rooney

It was Rebekah Vardy's account.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.29.22
Politics

One of These Characters Will Be the UK’s Next Prime Minister

And only around 200,000 people have a vote to choose between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.20.22
sex work

Sex Workers Fleeing War in Ukraine Face a Harsh New Reality

When Russia invaded, the lives of Ukrainian sex workers changed overnight. Now, activists in neighbouring Poland are fighting to help them access basic healthcare and get their kids into school.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.14.22
Politics

Photos of Boris Johnson You Won’t Be Able to Unsee

From cosplaying as a fishmonger to pasting a kid during a game of rugby, here are his wildest moments.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.8.22
Politics

So Long, Boris Johnson, These Were Your Best Worst Bits

Pouring one out for the clown of Westminster.
Simon Childs
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.7.22
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson Has Finally Resigned

Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party – but will try to stay on as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.7.22
Politics

It Looks Like This Is Finally It for Boris Johnson

The UK prime minister is just barely clinging on to power after his handling of a sexual misconduct scandal led to his ministers quitting.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.6.22
abortion

She Sent a Woman Abortion Pills. Now She Faces 3 Years in Prison.

Justyna Wydrzyńska is the first activist charged under Poland’s incredibly strict abortion laws. She tells VICE World News it won't stop her helping people who need abortions.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.16.22
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Announces New Crackdown on Rainbows

State TV showed officials walking around shops seizing rainbow-coloured pencil cases and skirts in case they promoted “homosexual colours.”
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.16.22
russia

2 British Men and a Moroccan Sentenced to Death in Russian-Occupied Ukraine

Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner, and Brahim Saadoun were convicted of being mercenaries in what's been denounced as a show trial.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.9.22
London

The Kafkaesque Housing Scam That’s Tearing Through London

Vulnerable tenants are becoming entangled in a complex web of housing scams that are spreading like wildfire through London, VICE World News can reveal.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
5.19.22
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