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Royal Mail has announced it will begin to move “limited volumes” of export parcels following a cyber incident. The company said it was trialling an “operational workaround” for delivering parcels. However, it continues to urge customers not to submit any new export parcels into the network. Last Wednesday, Royal Mail …

Royal Mail has apologised to customers after they were left scratching their heads over how long they have to use up their old stamps before they are no longer valid. In February last year, Royal Mail announced it was phasing out everyday – or Definitive – stamps that feature a …

The Royal Mail announced that they would be scrapping every day stamps this year. The change will see traditional stamps – with the late-Queen’s head on them – replaced with the new barcoded versions. And as the stamp deadline approaches, people should be reminded that there is an extension in …

R oyal Mail has started moving “limited volumes” of export parcels following the recent cyber incident. The company said it was trialling “operational workarounds” but continued to ask customers not to submit any new export parcels into the network. A statement said: “Our initial focus will be to clear mail …

Consumer expert Martin Lewis has made an important clarification regarding the deadline to use or swap old stamps, as you may have more time to do so than you might think. While the Royal Mail told Martin Lewis’ website MoneySavingExpert that January 2023 was still the deadline, they added that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …