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A Midlands trio imported US pistols and bullets disguised as ‘car parts’ in a mail order gun service before trying to sell them onto gangs, police revealed. Sutton Coldfield man Dashan Caines, 46, was among three men convicted of importing the firearms and ammunition into the UK through the post …

The Royal Mail is urging customers to post gifts and cards well in advance this year to ensure they don’t miss out this Christmas. The postal service has warned the public to allow plenty of time for posting, believing “ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and …

Hermes has issued an urgent warning to people who are waiting for parcels to be delivered. The delivery company urged customers to take caution after many in the UK reported being targeted by the scam. The scammers begin the con by creating fake text messages pretending to be from Royal …

Royal Mail has said it is working with police after one of their lorries jackknifed on the M5 this morning, closing the motorway for hours. The M5 northbound between Junctions 4 for Bromsgrove and 3 for Quinton was closed for hours this morning after the lorry crashed, damaging a lamppost …

A crash involving a Royal Mail van on the A63 is causing heavy delays this morning. The van is believed to have crashed with another vehicle just after 7.30pm on Saturday morning. For the latest travel stories, click here. It is not known if anyone was injured. Traffic and travel …

Businessman Daniel Kretinsky is in talks to buy a 27% stake in West Ham United – in a deal which would value the club at over £600m – with Czech billionaire already owning large stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky made his money through his Czech energy …

A prolific yarn bomber has slated “selfish” thieves who stole her latest creation, a Halloween-themed postbox topper. Rachel Williamson, a retired police officer from Rhyl, Denbighshire, said the culprits had robbed others of the “chance to be cheered up” in the run-up to October 31. The crochet creation took three …

Senior Lloyds Banking Group staff have confirmed that they will go ahead with plans to shut the last remaining bank in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Following an ‘urgent’ meeting with councillor Jason Zadronzy, officials stated that their customers would still be able to access their bank services at the post office. Last week …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1153/33227 From The Socialist newspaper, 27 October 2021 Photo: Paul Mattsson   (Click to enlarge) Former Royal Mail worker Despite the promise of benefiting delivery workers’ conditions, the rollout of the ‘Pathway to Change Agreement’ between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is proving to …

One of the world’s first postage stamps is expected to fetch £6 million when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in December. The Penny Black stamp, which dates from April 1840, is considered “the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp”. It will go to auction on …