[ad_1] Christmas shoppers have been urged to order online gifts by Saturday December 12 to avoid “delay dismay”. Experts warn leaving it any later risks items ordered using standard delivery not arriving before Christmas Day. Royal Mail acknowledged delays due to “exceptionally high volumes”, with shop closures ramping up pressure. The surge in online shopping…
[ad_1] A young student has been left “with nothing” after scammers using a fake Royal Mail email address stole £2,500 from her bank account. The 21-year-old from Horfield, Bristol, said she was “caught in a moment of weakness” while her account was being maxed-out. The woman, who does not want to be named, said she…
[ad_1] High street banks are offering to deliver cash to people’s homes to support those who have been told to self-isolate. Barclays and Tesco Bank have both said customers can get up to £500 delivered to their doors via special delivery if they’re unable to leave their homes due to the pandemic. The cash is…
[ad_1] With Christmas only a few weeks away now, many Brits will turn to the Royal Mail to deliver cards and presents to their loved ones. But if you’re a Royal Mail customer, make sure you’re on the lookout for a new scam email that’s circulating. The scam email claims that the Royal Mail has…
[ad_1] A heavily pregnant mum-of-two “star jumped” in front of a high speed train after discovering her unborn baby girl could have a deformity, an inquest heard. Royal Mail worker Zdenka Yabani, the wife of a church minister, spiralled downhill after a scan of her unborn daughter revealed the news that her baby was “small”…
[ad_1] An army of helpers replying to children’s letters to Santa Claus will not be paid a real living wage. The Royal Mail expects these festive elves to get by on £9 an hour – 50p less than the voluntary rate set by the Living Wage Foundation. Kids are invited to write to Santa’s Grotto,…
[ad_1] Writing to Father Christmas is one festive tradition we can all get behind. For children it makes the event that little bit more special – and parents get a handy list of what the kids are hankering after. The better news is that Royal Mail has a free service where if you write to…
[ad_1] Friends and relatives should be able to post cards and parcels for care home patients for free this Christmas, the Lib Dems urged tonight. Ireland’s postal service An Post has announced it will carry letters, large envelopes, packets and parcels up to 2kg addressed to residents in nursing homes, residential accommodation in the mental…
[ad_1] Convincing little ones to give up their dummies is a struggle many parents have to face as their children get older. One mum who decided it was the right time for her daughter to ditch the dummy decided to encourage her to send it away to the ‘dodo fairy’ so she knew it was…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail worker flew to Tokyo and took his own life after walking out of work and telling his family “I do not want the life I have”, an inquest heard. Adeel Awais hanged himself six weeks before he was due to wed a teenage distant relative in an arranged marriage, and sent…