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State pensioners could be eligible for up to £9,258 in freebies from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in February. The DWP will pay state pensioners £3,900 Pension Credit, if they’re eligible, as well as a £300 Winter Fuel Payment if born before 1944. Other perks include Housing Benefit …

High street stalwart WHSmith is to put its 500 bricks-and-mortar stores up for sale, shifting its focus towards the more lucrative travel sector. Noted for its extensive range of books, stationery and sundries, the firm also unveiled intentions to shutter 17 high-street outlets this year. Uncertainty looms over the fate …

More than 100 high street banks are being closed by Lloyds Banking Group. The banking giant has announced plans to close dozens of Lloyds and Halifax banks as well as some Bank of Scotland branches. The closures will take place between May this year and March 2026, including six branches …

European officials are currently engaged in talks regarding the potential restart of Russian pipeline gas sales to the European Union as a part of a peace settlement to end the conflict in Ukraine. This proposal has sparked intense debate across the EU. In the UK, Shell’s CEO, Wael Sawan, has …

EFFORTS to overhaul Royal Mail must be accompanied by better working conditions for staff and improved service reliability, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) warned today. Regulator Ofcom has proposed plans to axe Saturday deliveries of second-class letters, reducing the service to alternate weekdays, a step it claims would save up to £425 million annually. Royal …

Ofcom, Thursday, proposed changes to Royal Mail’s universal service to ensure its sustainability as letter volumes continue to decline. First Class mail will still be delivered six days a week at a uniform price across the UK, while Second Class letters will be delivered on alternate weekdays, excluding Saturdays, but …

Royal Mail is set to be allowed to deliver second-class letters only on alternate weekdays and not on Saturdays under proposals to shake-up postal service rules announced the industry regulator, it has been reported today (Thursday). Royal Mail could scrap second class letter deliveries on Saturdays and reduce the service …

Cheltenham households may see a cut to their postal service from next week. The town’s delivery office is taking part in a ‘new delivery model’ trial which could result in an end to second class deliveries at weekends. Instead, second class mail would arrive over the course of ‘non-consecutive’ weekdays. …

Royal Mail could soon be allowed to stop Saturday deliveries for second-class letters, as part of Ofcom’s proposed changes that include relaxed postal delivery targets. After a period of consultation, the regulator has tentatively decided that reducing second-class letter services to every other weekday, while keeping six-day-a-week deliveries for first-class …

Royal Mail is considering discontinuing second class letter deliveries on Saturdays and reducing the service to alternate weekdays, according to new plans unveiled by regulator Ofcom. First class post will continue to be delivered from Monday to Saturday, while the price of a second class stamp will remain capped at …