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Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk.   Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and …

More strikes will be held across the country tomorrow as unions gear up for Christmas walkouts – including 100,000 nurses in mid-December.   Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside …

Union leaders were warned that the Government cannot afford inflation-busting pay rises for public sector workers today as the country braces for a wave of brutal Christmas strikes. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he did not have ‘a bottomless pit of taxpayers money’ to hand out to rail workers, nurses …

There are just six days left to post certain Christmas cards and presents for guaranteed delivery before December 25 using Royal Mail. Each year, the delivery service posts “last posting dates” in the run-up to Christmas, these will be the last days parcels or cards can be sent to arrive …

New details on Royal Mail’s Christmas strikes have been revealed, with customers warned to ‘allow plenty of time’ for festive post and presents to arrive. Britain is facing the prospect of a winter of chaos with industrial action set to cripple railways, impede deliveries over Christmas and force students and …

Christmas is truly just around, and it means there is a lot of organising to do. And one thing that many will be planning to do is sending letters and presents to friends and family up and down the country or overseas. Things tend to take a little longer over …

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is literally just around the corner – a little over a month away. And, this year, it’s worth making sure that you’re aware of Royal Mail’s postal dates and deadlines as there are a number of planned strike days taking place during the key …

It’s that time of year when youngsters across the land will be penning letters to Santa Claus. But there are also ways your little ones can themselves receive letters from Father Christmas. So if you want to put an extra smile on your child’s face, check out the following information. …

Shoppers could see disruption to deliveries over the Christmas period as Royal Mail workers are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), who represent 115,000 posties, said its members will walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 …

Royal Mail workers are set to strike a further six times next month set to affect Herts residents receiving parcels and letters this winter, including on Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 as they …