People across the UK could find themselves awaiting parcels from Royal Mail that little bit longer, as strikes have seen thousands of workers walk out in a dispute over pay and working conditions. During Christmas, posties and delivery drivers are typically busier than ever, reports the Mirror. However, this year …
Read More »Strikes took over the country in 2022 with many workers demanding higher pay amid the cost-of-living crisis. Disruption continued over the festive period as rail and Royal Mail strikes continued. Some disputes were resolved with union leaders while others are expected to continue into next year. Glasgow City Council workers …
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The Royal Mail scheme to swap old stamps for new barcoded versions has descended into chaos, Money Mail can reveal. In a major shake-up, Royal Mail is rolling out stamps with barcodes that can be tracked, making the postal service more secure. As part of this, it has launched a …
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Christmas post has been severely affected this year by a series of strikes involving Royal Mail workers, which led to the last festive postage dates being moved to earlier in December. And that was before you factored in the Christmas bank holidays, which give many of us a four-day weekend …
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Mark Walker, 38, says he threw two punches at a customer who, he claims, had kicked his van and tried to hit him following a row over a parcel in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent Delivery driver Mark Walker has been suspended after, he says, a customer attacked him and he fought back …
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The rise in online shopping has given scammers opportunities to try and swindle valuable details from you by sending texts pretending to be from well-known delivery companies. Known as ‘smishing’, the con aims to get you to click on dodgy website links and to give away your personal information. They …
Read More »The MP turned banker, Chuka Umunna, is advising a Czech tycoon who was accused by union leaders of planning a secret takeover of Royal Mail. The former Labour MP is one of a team of bankers working on Daniel Křetínský’s British business interests, many of which are held within Vesa …
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Small business owners have described losing sales and scaling back their online offering as Royal Mail strikes in the lead up to Christmas mean some of their products still haven’t been delivered to customers. Ruth Redgate, owner of Hunny Pot Cottage Bakery in Elford, Staffordshire, which ran a subscription service, …
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Peter Morgan’s lengthy Netflix drama about the British monarchy, The Crown, has now completed its fifth and penultimate season. It has strengths, but the further it progresses the more glaring its weaknesses—and its less than socially uplifting intentions—become. The show has fictionalised real events, many of them controversial and difficult …
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Brits need to brace-up themselves for the upcoming London bus strike which will create a major disruption in several routes. Earlier people in the UK witnessed several strikes including by the rail and Tube staff. In addition to the historic nurses strike, this will be for the first time ever …
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