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Royal Mail threatened to stop delivering to a couple over claims their miscreant cat was attacking postal workers through the letterbox. A letter sent to Lee Haynes and Jo Woodley said their tabby’s roaming paws were making visits to their house dangerous. The pair say Ernie, a ‘placid’ three-year-old, was …

A postman made an extra special delivery – his own baby on the living room floor. Scott Rogers, 41, turned midwife to ensure a first-class arrival for daughter, Taymar May Rogers. And the cool-headed postie later described Taymar as his ‘best package’ yet. Scott was stuck in traffic on August …

A Bridlington subpostmaster was left bankrupt after an auditor wrongly accused him of being “sloppy and slapdash”. A long-running inquiry is taking place into the Horizon scandal which resulted in more than 700 branch managers falsely accused by the Post Office of crimes, such as fraud and theft, due to …

Royal Mail has confirmed a postman has resigned after an investigation was launched into mistreated mail. The postal service has now apologised to customers for the disruption. Royal Mail says all the mistreated items have been repaired and will now be delivered to the addresses intended – with customers being …

T he Business Secretary said she does not have plans to approve the Royal Mail switching to a five-days-a-week operation. Kemi Badenoch suggested to MPs that allowing the Royal Mail to shed its Saturday delivery and pick-up duties would mean it “stops being the service which you want”. The Royal …

A man who was an “avid stamp collector” as a child has moved to Scotland from Florida with his wife to take over the world’s oldest post office. Barry Ford has taken over Sanquhar Post Office in Dumfries and Galloway, which has been in continuous operation for 311 years. Ford, …

A young girl from East Yorkshire was “over the moon” after the Royal Mail delivered loving letters she had written to her grandparents, despite them not being stamped – at least not in the traditional way. Lily-Mai Lee, 10, decided to write notes to her grandparents, who live in York, …

The Government says Post Office workers wrongfully convicted for theft and false accounting will be offered £600,000 each in compensation. More than 700 postmasters were given convictions after money appeared to be missing from their sites, something later attributed to the now discredited Horizon IT system. For those postmasters whose …

In the run-up to the next Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) meeting this Sunday, workers at Royal Mail have continued to make their opposition felt to the betrayal inflicted by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) against their year-long struggle. They recounted how the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth (BRTG) Agreement …

A woman left social media users in hysterics after Royal Mail delivered just a segment of a letter. Naomi, who posts under the username @sapphirebride, revealed the post had been “damaged” en route. She was so puzzled by the delivery that she filmed herself unpacking it and shared the clip …