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Royal Mail is facing a persistent failure to meet its delivery targets, a problem the postal workers’ union blames on a long-term recruitment crisis. The group is now advocating for urgent changes, including the controversial move to scrap second-class post deliveries on Saturdays. Between 29 September and 30 November, 91.6 …

Royal Mail is launching a new trial outside selected Post Office branches across the UK. Mia O’Hare Showbiz Reporter and Sophie Law Deputy Editor Spare Time 11:10, 21 Feb 2026Updated 11:11, 21 Feb 2026 Royal Mail is launching a six-month trial of 24/7 parcel lockers at selected Post Office locations(Image: …

Royal Mail has insisted it needs to 'urgently' roll out changes that will see second-class post scrapped on Saturdays (Royal Mail/PA). PA Media. Source link

Only 91.6 per cent of second-class mail arrived within three working days. Royal Mail demands ‘urgent’ change to Saturday post in huge shake-up Royal Mail is demanding an “urgent” end to Saturday post as delivery targets are missed AGAIN. The postal service revealed that between 29 September and 30 November, …

Royal Mail looks set to relocate its Belfast city centre headquarters to new distribution hub next to the landmark Samson and Goliath Cranes in the Titanic Quarter. Built in the early 1970s, the 75,000 sq ft building on Tomb Street has been the centre of Royal Mail’s Belfast operations for …

Residents in Helston and across Cornwall have voiced frustration about delayed and missing mail, with some waiting weeks for important letters. Local MP Andrew George has raised the issue with Royal Mail, after highlighting that TR12 and TR13 postcodes are among the country’s worst for failed deliveries. The story sparked …

A police dog has been praised after helping snare almost £40,000 worth of drugs being smuggled into Shetland. Canine sleuth Bravo detected the suspicious package during a routine search at the Royal Mail sorting office in Lerwick. Inside, officers found herbal matter believed to be cannabis along with suspected cannabis …

Royal Mail workers at the Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in central London have been discussing the call by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) for a fightback against the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership’s collusion with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group and the Starmer government. The Mount Pleasant site houses …

[Getty Images] Royal Mail has been given two weeks to respond to allegations – reported by the BBC – that it is prioritising parcel deliveries over letters, resulting in delays across the postal network. In a letter to the company, the Business and Trade Committee of MPs asked for commitments …

Residents in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire say they can go days without any mail – the 100 postcodes worst affected A postbox in Fenton Royal Mail has been asked to respond to a group of MPs who raised concerns about ‘chaos’ in the postal service since Christmas. Many residents across Stoke-on-Trent …