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Royal Mail has urged postal workers to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help break strike action and “save Christmas ”. Royal Mail has asked staff to “bring friends and family to support the operation and deliver Christmas”. Bosses say the idea is “a really great initiative” …

DPD have announced that deliveries to homes across the North-east are set to be delayed. The courier service says increased demand caused by strikes at the Royal Mail has led to a “knock on effect” as online stores and businesses switch to alternatives. Many customers will have to wait an …

DPD have announced delays for deliveries across Grimsby and Cleethorpes with Christmas right around the corner. Delays are being faced across the country after Royal Mail staff from the Communication Workers Union staged a walk out on Sunday (December 11) over pay and working conditions. The industrial action has resulted …

An email scam is targeting people waiting for parcels to be delivered with 400 recent reports. Action Fraud has issued an alert. It said: “The emails claim that the recipient missed a delivery and has a parcel waiting for them. The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking Royal Mail …

Valve is unlikely to soup up the graphical prowess of its Steam Deck in time for the PC gaming handheld’s second generation, the company has indicated. Instead, the next version of Steam Deck is far more likely to see hardware improvements centered around its screen and battery …

London’s Heathrow airport is asking airlines to halt ticket sales on inbound flights over Christmas in a bid to minimize disruption during walkouts by immigration officials. The plan was devised with the cooperation of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., which are based at the hub and intend to …

A CWU spokesperson added that “Royal Mail are risking serious security risks by bringing in completely untrained randomers with no experience to plough through your Christmas post. “There is a better day of dealing with this backlog: stop the destruction of your workers’ livelihoods, guarantee you’ll treat them with the …

Mainly, I buy not on a whim but according to need Picture: PA A MAN in my position can’t be seen going into shops, so I order tons of stuff online. Actually, the main reason I do so is there are few shops where I live and I got fed …

A York mail order business says its Christmas orders have been hit hard by the postal strikes. Rachel Marshall runs Uniquely Local Experiences, based at Clifton Moor. She says she’s lost sales because the last day to post things for Christmas had to be brought forward. Uniquely Local sells experience …

A scam warning has been issued this Christmas as shoppers turn to DPD as Royal Mail strikes hit deliveries. Analysts at Dojo, who provide secure payment solutions, have revealed the top 15 brands most used in smishing SMS scams by fraudsters, …