Jack Fifield
@jackfifield.uk
he/him, senior reporter @swns.com - but views my own.
bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
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bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
🌐 jackfifield.uk/contact
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Company is adding a new expense category on the system for me so I can get 20p a mile when I use my bike for work 😎😎😎
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Company is adding a new expense category on the system for me so I can get 20p a mile when I use my bike for work 😎😎😎
The high street: please come don't shop online 🥺
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The high street: please come don't shop online 🥺
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Was lovely to speak with Dr Uy Hoang - who has uploaded over 300,000 photos of the UK's canals and rivers to Google Street View and is ninth in the world by number of uploads - for this piece. www.londonworld.com/news/people/...
I’m mapping Britain for Google on foot - I’ve taken 300,000 snaps over 10 years
Watch as Dr Uy Hoang from London discusses how he’s mapping Britain's waterways, having covered at least 75% of the nation's canal network so far.
www.londonworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Was lovely to speak with Dr Uy Hoang - who has uploaded over 300,000 photos of the UK's canals and rivers to Google Street View and is ninth in the world by number of uploads - for this piece. www.londonworld.com/news/people/...
Awful looking crash at the junction of Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street earlier - Boris Bike wheel of the woman cyclist was completely bent. Van driver was talking to police.
Hope she's OK.
Hope she's OK.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Awful looking crash at the junction of Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street earlier - Boris Bike wheel of the woman cyclist was completely bent. Van driver was talking to police.
Hope she's OK.
Hope she's OK.
Reposted by Jack Fifield
Can’t wait to hear fuel duty get frozen again in the budget in ten days or so!!
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Can’t wait to hear fuel duty get frozen again in the budget in ten days or so!!
Reposted by Jack Fifield
This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
52% of journeys are getting cheaper...
But 48% more expensive. That's quite a large proportion and I think people will notice.
Double whammy if you previously purchased a sub-£12 "Advance" fare in the morning peak with a Railcard.
The equivalent flexible ticket won't be eligible for discount.
But 48% more expensive. That's quite a large proportion and I think people will notice.
Double whammy if you previously purchased a sub-£12 "Advance" fare in the morning peak with a Railcard.
The equivalent flexible ticket won't be eligible for discount.
BIG NEWS
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
52% of journeys are getting cheaper...
But 48% more expensive. That's quite a large proportion and I think people will notice.
Double whammy if you previously purchased a sub-£12 "Advance" fare in the morning peak with a Railcard.
The equivalent flexible ticket won't be eligible for discount.
But 48% more expensive. That's quite a large proportion and I think people will notice.
Double whammy if you previously purchased a sub-£12 "Advance" fare in the morning peak with a Railcard.
The equivalent flexible ticket won't be eligible for discount.
My court coverage from Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court yesterday www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Dad finds someone on Instagram to pass driving theory test for him
Drilon Hasaj found an impostor to take the driving theory test for him - and they passed
www.mirror.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My court coverage from Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court yesterday www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Bridget Phillipson trying to pass him one and him putting it on makes it at least worthy of a tweet from a live reporting journalist. But, obviously, hardly frontpage news.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bridget Phillipson trying to pass him one and him putting it on makes it at least worthy of a tweet from a live reporting journalist. But, obviously, hardly frontpage news.
Horrible grim gross www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The ‘pavement vigilante’: why Cameron Roh is naming and shaming bad walking etiquette
He films people breaking his self-created ‘laws’ of street decorum and posts the videos online – with many viewers expressing their gratitude. So watch out if you’re rushing along on your phone or whe...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Horrible grim gross www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Looking to speak to someone who currently has scabies for a news story #JournoRequest
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Looking to speak to someone who currently has scabies for a news story #JournoRequest
new scabies stats have dropped! www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
new scabies stats have dropped! www.gov.uk/government/p...
Twice the hospital has rung up asking if i can re-arrange an appointment that was booked weeks in advance and has given me less than 24 hours notice for the new date... now they're saying the original appointment needs to be cancelled
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Twice the hospital has rung up asking if i can re-arrange an appointment that was booked weeks in advance and has given me less than 24 hours notice for the new date... now they're saying the original appointment needs to be cancelled
The Lidl cashier said "feels like I'm keeping up with you" as I bagged and he scanned.
Feels like the biggest compliment anyone could ever receive.
Feels like the biggest compliment anyone could ever receive.
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Lidl cashier said "feels like I'm keeping up with you" as I bagged and he scanned.
Feels like the biggest compliment anyone could ever receive.
Feels like the biggest compliment anyone could ever receive.
In many countries, authorities get together to facilitate cultural events like this. In the UK, they stop all the trains and tell people not to travel www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Police warn all Londoners against visiting Lewes bonfire night
Trains will not be stopping at Lewes or nearby stations and stewards will marshal road closures
www.mylondon.news
November 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In many countries, authorities get together to facilitate cultural events like this. In the UK, they stop all the trains and tell people not to travel www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Why does Bowser allow Peach to send letters (with an extra life attached). Is his surveillance that poor?
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Why does Bowser allow Peach to send letters (with an extra life attached). Is his surveillance that poor?
It's genuinely disgusting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Houses without lounges are a reality for renters
Nearly a third of homes advertised on a property sharing website had no living room.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's genuinely disgusting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just got full fibre what should I download
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just got full fibre what should I download
Has Andrew Windsor actually been stripped of his 'Prince' title or is this all just PR where he just agrees not to say it
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Has Andrew Windsor actually been stripped of his 'Prince' title or is this all just PR where he just agrees not to say it
Anyone know how I unlock this part of the map?
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Anyone know how I unlock this part of the map?
Anyone unable to open Instagram dms since they did something to the app?
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Anyone unable to open Instagram dms since they did something to the app?
"The reforms would give more people access to domestic electricity rates, enabling families to run their EVs for as little as 2p per mile – the equivalent of London to Birmingham for £2.50."
An Anytime Single to get the train from London to Birmingham is £98.50.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
An Anytime Single to get the train from London to Birmingham is £98.50.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government looks to slash red tape to make charging electric vehicles at home easier
Reforms will open up affordable home charging to thousands more households
www.gov.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"The reforms would give more people access to domestic electricity rates, enabling families to run their EVs for as little as 2p per mile – the equivalent of London to Birmingham for £2.50."
An Anytime Single to get the train from London to Birmingham is £98.50.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
An Anytime Single to get the train from London to Birmingham is £98.50.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Nice try but it's 20 minutes from zone 5 to zone 1 on the train www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Birmingham 'wants to become Zone 5' as HS2 set to rival London Tube commute
Londoners could soon count Birmingham as their new commuter neighbour
www.mylondon.news
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Nice try but it's 20 minutes from zone 5 to zone 1 on the train www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Looking for victims or anyone who has experienced an AI voice scam - especially if it used your child's voice #journorequest
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Looking for victims or anyone who has experienced an AI voice scam - especially if it used your child's voice #journorequest
oh that's not
Derry Girls star Saoirse Monica Jackson is set to voice a character in the upcoming Harry Potter audiobooks.
Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson to star in upcoming Harry Potter audiobooks
Derry Girls star Saoirse Monica Jackson is set to voice a character in the upcoming Harry Potter audiobooks.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
oh that's not