Royal Mail has resumed international deliveries for the first time following a cyber attack that crippled the postal service’s computer systems. The company said it had finally begun sending letters and parcels abroad again, albeit in limited volumes, after a full week of paralysis. Critical systems at Royal Mail’s international …
Read More »Martin Lewis issues warning for people with non-barcoded stamps after Royal Mail announces huge changes
Martin Lewis and his team have issued a clarification for all those who are using stamps. Royal Mail announced in February last year it would be scrapping everyday stamps that feature a profile of the Queen’s head from January 31 in favour of barcoded versions. However, this deadline has now …
Read More »Royal Mail cyberattack: CEO confirms postal service disrupted due to attack
Last week, UK’s Royal Mail claimed that it was hit by an unspecified “cyber incident”. The British mail service was unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations due to this incident. Now, Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has confirmed that the “ongoing disruption” at the UK postal service has been …
Read More »Post Office staff may join Royal Mail colleagues in going on strike over pay dispute
Post Office staff may join Royal Mail colleagues in going on strike over pay dispute Post Office workers strike threatens to engulf post system in further crisis Action short of strikes already under way and could escalate into a full walkout There is also severe disruption at privately-run Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail urges customers not to post items overseas after cyber attack
Royal Mail has issued a warning as it investigated a cyber attack. The postal service has warned customers not to post items overseas after it said it was experiencing “severe disruption” to its international export services and is temporarily unable to dispatch items overseas. However, Royal Mail did not provide …
Read More »Royal Mail issues update as Christmas post yet to reach some homes in Northern Ireland
Royal Mail has issued an apology to customers in Northern Ireland who have still not received Christmas cards and gifts due to the backlog. Some customers have reported that they are still receiving Christmas cards and presents that were posted over a month ago while others waiting for orders say …
Read More »Royal Mail urging customers not to post items overseas after cyber attack
R oyal Mail is continuing to ask customers to refrain from posting items to overseas destinations while it investigates a cyber attack. The company said it was experiencing “severe disruption” to its international export services and is temporarily unable to dispatch items overseas. But it did not provide any updates …
Read More »Royal Mail warning as customers urged not to send parcels
Royal Mail customers are being warned not to send items abroad “until further notice” after a cyber attack. The postal giant said it continues to experience “severe service disruption” following the incident, but has not provided any further details on the issue. A Royal Mail statement said: “To support faster …
Read More »Are you in favour of the ongoing strike actions? Have your say
If you thought the strike actions by nurses, ambulance staff, rail and bus workers were behind us, then think again. After a month of December which saw an unprecedented number of industrial actions many public sector workers from paramedics to nurses – the first such industrial action in decades – …
Read More »‘More than 100 Royal Mail engineers are still trying to find a work around’ after cyber attack
‘More than 100 Royal Mail engineers are still trying to find a work around’ after cyber attack disabled software for outbound parcels wreaking havoc on post destined for overseas The cyber attack has caused havoc at the Worldwide Distribution Centre It is understood that the postal service is unable to …
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