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An MP has urged a regulator to investigate delays and disruption to postal deliveries across a County Durham community. Residents in Wingate, Blackhall and Hesleden villages have criticised Royal Mail for missing letters about key hospital appointments and bills. Royal Mail apologised and said the delays were partly down to …

Royal Mail failed to deliver letters to 16million people on time over Christmas, a watchdog has found. The ‘dreadful festive slump’ was a 50 per cent increase from December 2024, when 10.7million people saw letters arrive late, Citizens Advice said. The staggering number of late deliveries over Christmas 2025, which …

An estimated 16 million people – or 29% of UK adults – experienced post delays with Royal Mail over Christmas, Citizens Advice has said. The figure, which applies to letters and cards but not parcels, is a 50% increase on December 2024, up from 10.7 million people, the charity found. …

We have endured a particularly brutal Christmas, dominated by the ongoing collapse of the letters service—the result of thousands of job losses and chronic understaffing—while punishing workloads have been pushed to extremes amid a holiday surge in parcels. Royal Mail acknowledged delays in mail delivery to 142 postcodes across the …

Credit: Alamy SCOTS have been warned that they are facing huge delivery delays after Royal Mail revealed it is dealing with high levels of sickness. The post delivery service has reported disruption at mail centres and offices across the UK. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Thank you! Scots have been warned to expect …

Post Office has taken delivery of the first of its new-build Cash and Valuables in Transit (CViT) vehicles, marking the start of a nationwide fleet upgrade designed to strengthen high street banking services while cutting emissions across its supply chain. The CViT team in Swansea received the keys to three …

ROYAL Mail has warned that 121 postcodes are being hit by serious delivery delays due to high levels of sickness. The disruption is concentrated in the West Midlands, where more than 60 areas have seen little or no post delivered, leaving residents frustrated. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank …

MP Rachel Taylor has raised concerns about missing job offers, benefit payments and NHS letters including a cancer screening result An MP claims some people living in a Warwickshire village haven’t had any post all year(Image: Getty) Some villagers in the Midlands have not received any post “this year”, their …

Numerous Post Offices throughout the UK now provide banking services, enabling customers to handle their finances conveniently at their local branch. The appeal of these services continues to expand, hitting a milestone in December when cash withdrawals exceeded £1 billion for the first time. If you’re eager to understand precisely …

Postal delays are seeing people in part of a country get news of vital hospital appointments late and other post arriving a fortnight after it was posted, an MP says. Over six months, Mike Wood, the MP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, said he received 24 complaints about the issue …