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As families getting ready for Christmas this week could see their plans hit by another round of strike action as unions are planning further walkouts. Members of unions, including railway workers and Royal Mail staff, will be walking out in disputes over pay and conditions, that are sure to affect …

The cost a first class stamp could hit £1 unless Royal Mail axes Saturday deliveries, it has been revealed. Royal Mail is warning the costs of a stamp – which rose to 95p in March, up ten pence from 85p previously – could hit a quid. 2nd Class stamp rose …

First class stamps will rise above £1 for the first time unless Saturday letter deliveries are scrapped, Royal Mail warns Chairman Keith Williams said weekend deliveries were increasing stamp prices  Following a 10p increase to 95p, a first-class stamp could soon be more than £1  Grant Shapps told committee he …

He added: “Our new spectrum licence will enable pioneers of innovative, emerging drone technology to harness its full potential and offer a broader range of services to people and businesses across the UK.” The regulator said drones could be used to deliver medical supplies to remote areas and to use …

Treacherous weather conditions caused widespread ice across parts of Devon yesterday resulting in some postal workers being told to abandon rounds and go home for their own safety. It meant many people did not receive letters or parcels on Saturday, December 17, but to help with the backlog during the …

A first class stamp will rise above £1 for the first time in history unless Grant Shapps lets Royal Mail scrap Saturday letter deliveries, the company has warned. Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams said a “considerable” increase in the cost of a first class stamp would be needed to balance …

Footage has shown how letters have piled up at a Nottinghamshire delivery office. Letters can be seen stacked up in pigeon holes at a Royal Mail delivery office in Nottinghamshire on Monday, December 12. A Royal Mail worker, speaking anonymously, said mail at the Arnold delivery office had not been …

Royal Mail has urged postal workers to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help break strike action and “save Christmas ”. Royal Mail has asked staff to “bring friends and family to support the operation and deliver Christmas”. Bosses say the idea is “a really great initiative” …

DPD have announced delays for deliveries across Grimsby and Cleethorpes with Christmas right around the corner. Delays are being faced across the country after Royal Mail staff from the Communication Workers Union staged a walk out on Sunday (December 11) over pay and working conditions. The industrial action has resulted …

A CWU spokesperson added that “Royal Mail are risking serious security risks by bringing in completely untrained randomers with no experience to plough through your Christmas post. “There is a better day of dealing with this backlog: stop the destruction of your workers’ livelihoods, guarantee you’ll treat them with the …