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Christmas postal chaos ‘worst in decades’ as Royal Mail staff reveal delivery service is struggling with festive demand after being hit with record £10million fine

By ANDY JEHRING Published: 19:04 EST, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 20:39 EST, 13 December 2024 The Royal Mail is struggling with festive demand as workers claim it prioritises Amazon Prime over cards and hospital scans. Posties say sorting offices are the ‘worst in decades’ with letters piling up as …

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Is this the end of Saturday post? Ofcom reveals plans to let Royal Mail reduce cheaper post to every other weekday – as company’s owner talks through £3.6bn sale to foreign owner

By Jessica Clark Business Reporter Published: 17:38 EDT, 5 September 2024 | Updated: 17:39 EDT, 5 September 2024 Households face losing second-class deliveries on Saturdays. Ofcom yesterday unveiled proposals to let Royal Mail reduce the cheaper post to every other weekday. First-class deliveries would still be six days a week. …

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Thousands unable to vote due to mail problems

Mrs Javens said that she was told by a postman that they were “prioritising parcels at the moment”. She said: “When the postman came to the door, I asked: ‘Have you not got anything for me?’ He said ‘I’m sorry madam, but they are prioritising parcels at the moment.’” Jon …

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