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It's rejecting Royal Mail's offer of a 2pc increase, describing their treatment as "despicable". If workers vote for the walkout, it could result … Source link

The UK is heading for a summer of discontent as the cost of living crisis, upcoming rail strikes and a rise in Covid infections threaten to unleash misery across the nation. Half of Britain’s train lines will be closed during strikes by the RMT union next week, while transport bosses …

Royal Mail has confirmed that staff shortages as a result of Covid caused its sorting office on Mead Street to close for a number of days. On Thursday (May 19) a local resident shared two photos of the Customer Service Point at the office to Twitter, writing: “Third day in …

A Buckinghamshire MP has demanded Royal Mail be held to account over issues in her constituency. Sarah Green said people living in the Chiltern area of the county had been experiencing ongoing issues with post. The Liberal Democrat MP for Chesham and Amersham said one person in the area had …

The ‘very tired’ Queen will limit her Platinum Jubilee appearances to ‘just a few’ events after battling covid two months ago and ongoing mobility problems, a royal expert warned today. Her Majesty revealed that fighting coronavirus in February has left her ‘exhausted’ in a video call with NHS staff and …

One in 13 people across the UK are currently infected with Covid, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The latest figures mean that some 4.9million people across the UK have coronavirus at the moment – the highest number seen since ONS began collecting data. This week’s …

There are a number of important rule changes set to come into force next month. Laws on things such as minimum and living wage will be altered from the end of this week with changes to Scotland’s Covid rules also set to come into force before the end of April. …

The Queen’s sprightly appearance during her meeting with Justin Trudeau ‘gives hope that she will be able to fully enjoy her Platinum Jubilee celebrations’, a royal expert has said. Her Majesty, 95, yesterday held her first in-person engagement since catching Covid, meeting the Canadian Prime Minister at Windsor Castle. In photographs shared of …

The Queen was forced to cancel her two planned virtual engagements yesterday because she is still sounding a ‘little croaky’ and ‘full of cold’ as she continues to isolate with coronavirus, royal sources have revealed. The 95-year-old head of state, who tested positive on Sunday, also cancelled virtual engagements on …

Royal Mail is blaming both Covid-related self isolation and high levels of workers off sick for delivery upheaval. It also said “resourcing, or other local factors” is causing the service disruption Royal Mail is warning of delays in four delivery offices ( Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Royal Mail …