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AS everyone winds down for Christmas, Brits are wondering whether their postal deliveries will too. Here’s what you need to know about the major post providers. Follow our Santa tracker live blog for the very latest updates on his location. 2 Many postal services are running as normal on Christmas …

Love them or hate them, the Boxing Day sales are an annual tradition, and even though they may look a little different this year, it hasn’t stopped some stores from offering discounts early. As retailers seek to shift stock left unsold due to the coronavirus pandemic, prices in some shops have been …

CUSTOMERS have experienced delays in deliveries in parts Hampshire as two members of a delivery office tested positive for coronavirus. Residents reported experiencing delays with deliveries, stating only four of fourteen post men and women were serving the town. A Royal Mail Spokesperson said: “Royal Mail takes the health and …

Lori Loughlin ‘is keeping her head down and doing everything to avoid trouble’ in prison as she prepares for Christmas behind bars Sources familiar with the situation say that there was never any expectation that Lori Loughlin was getting out for the holiday  Her release date is set for December …

North-east residents have been forced to wait in “massive queues” to send their Christmas parcels due to lack of postal services in the area. Stonehaven’s main post office, which was situated within the Keystore on Allardice Street, closed in April this year. Since then, residents have had to rely entirely …

COVID-19 restrictions have limited people’s movements during the 2020 festive season – meaning Royal Mail is as crucial as ever this Christmas. Royal Mail has already admitted to delivery delays, blaming “exceptionally high volumes” of post as lockdown and Christmas merge. So is there post today (December 24, 2020) and …

T he UK has recorded 744 more deaths, the highest daily toll since last Spring, along with more than 39,000 new coronavirus cases – the highest case number yet. The Government said a further 744 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing …

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman. COVID home test kits are now available for symptomatic people in all areas of mainland Scotland to book. The kits were previously unavailable in some parts of the mainland Highland, Forth Valley and Tayside health board areas. But online booking access has now been expanded to …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is currently monitoring a second mutated strain of coronavirus even more infectious than the one already gripping the UK after it was discovered in South Africa.    The new variant, which is feared to be driving a surge of infections among young …

SHETLAND’s police chief has added his voice to calls for people to act responsibly over the festive period and beyond by adhering to the new tougher Covid regulations coming into force on Boxing Day. As yet another new strain of the Covid virus has been discovered and more counties in …