Tag Archives: Royal Mail

The Royal Mail has issued a six-month warning to anybody who has stamps at home, or in their purse or wallet. The Royal Mail has confirmed the old stamps – which are due to be axed – will be extended, after initially being set to become invalid from January 31 …

A British business owner flew a package himself to a customer in the US after becoming increasingly frustrated by Royal Mail delays. Vern Tessio, who runs the dog accessory business WildBarc, personally flew the delivery 3,641 miles across the Atlantic after the Royal Mail banned sending parcels abroad after a …

Postmen, and women, are arguably the unsung heroes of the UK. From birthday cards to love letters, they are the thankless middle men between our heartfelt words and loved ones living miles away. And while they still have to deliver a dreaded bill along the way, unless you’ve gone paperless, …

Leicester City Council has appealed a tribunal judgment which found the authority should not have formally disciplined an employee for possessing a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head. A ruling issued by Employment Judge Richard Adkinson in October said evidence in the case brought …

She said the NCSC dealt with hundreds of cyber incidents each year, many of which had the potential to “significantly impact the economy and wider society”. Threats to British businesses and critical infrastructure came in a range of forms “from low-sophistication email phishing through to the risk of potential ‘overspill’ …

Issues with deliveries have caused turmoil for retailers. Almost 40pc more packages were returned between Christmas and New Year compared to last year, figures from returns company ReBound showed, after presents turned up too late. Altogether the row with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has cost Royal Mail around £200m …

Royal Mail parent International Distributions Services has put a £200m price tag on the cost of last year’s strike action, and said that asset sales will be required to support cashflow at the postal operator. In a trading update for the nine months to 31 December 2022, IDS said …

T he owner of strike-ravaged Royal Mail today revealed the scale of the devastating impact of industrial action on its profits after strikes brought chaos to the peak Christmas parcel and card delivery season. International Distribution Services said 18 days of industrial action by postal workers —  including seven in …

A dopey drug smuggler was caught by police after his £5,000 cargo of American cannabis was forwarded to a Royal Mail sorting office when he missed a home delivery slot.  Gary Patnett, 37, had been expecting his illicit parcel of ‘Cali’ weed to be delivered to his home after he …

Embattled Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has been recalled to the BEIS committee of MPs over the apparently inaccurate information he gave last week – just as CWU members are re-balloting on further industrial action and a cyber attack continues to disrupt its export parcels business. Earlier this week, …