Writing on social media, it said the hold-up was because of “significantly increased demand due to Royal Mail and rail strikes as well as the demands of the festive season”. It said 98 per cent of its orders usually arrive the next working day, but current delays are expected to …

The Government has been accused of playing a “dangerous game” over nursing strikes, as it ignored an offer from trade unions to “press pause” on a walk-out in exchange for pay talks. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had offered to suspend the proposed action if Health Secretary Steve Barclay …

The Government has been accused of playing a “dangerous game” over nursing strikes, as it ignored an offer from trade unions to “press pause” on a walk-out in exchange for pay talks. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had offered to suspend the proposed action if Health Secretary Steve Barclay …

Ministers have declined an offer from nursing union bosses to postpone a strike due to cripple the NHS next week in exchange for face-to-face talks over pay.  The Royal College of Nursing had offered to ‘press pause’ on a walkout in exchange for discussions with health Secretary Steve Barclay, amid …

The public appetite for taking on the Government has never been higher, writes Keir Mudie, who has noticed significant support for workers taking industrial action as they ask for fair pay Striking Royal Mail workers march through London ( Image: Getty Images) I’ve been up north for a while, which …

THE fate of Royal Mail, as with other privatised British public services, has been to fall into private hands, in this case those of the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and his Vesa Equity Investment fund. Our government has made no objection, as his equity stake has steadily increased to give …

An Express.co.uk reader got in touch after they received the message from a mobile phone number yesterday morning, December 10. Similar scams where fraudsters pretend to be from the Post Office have been reported recently. The fake message reads: “POST OFFICE: Your parcel was returned to our depot after a …

They don’t understand the upset and misery it causes’: Families and small business owners describe the impact of strikes on their lives this Christmas Families and small business owners claim strikes are inflicting misery on lives   Royal Mail action could be ‘the final nail in the coffin’ for small businesses  ‘Hundreds of …

A man has been arrested after a ‘distressing’ break-in at a house in Ansdell where two elderly men were attacked. Police were called to the property on Kingsway at around 2am today (Sunday, December 11) after three pensioners – a couple aged in their 70s and another man in his …

Royal Mail customers could be hit with extra postage fees as thousands of stamps are set to become unusable. Barcoded stamps are planned to replace the traditional ones. When the postal company makes this switch, the old style stamps will no longer be valid. Any customers with traditional stamps are …