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R oyal Mail has been slammed by communications regulator Ofcom over its continued failure to reach key targets ahead of the crucial Christmas delivery season. The watchdog said the company was using Covid as an “excuse” for the delays, and it was possible to have met the targets but the …

Royal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. The company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike …

A mountain of undelivered letters and packages have been spotted at an Essex Royal Mail depot in photos taken inside the facility during the first round of strikes that threaten a huge backlog over the festive period. The images show sacks of undelivered items piled on top of one another …

A “proud” postman has challenged the CEO of Royal Mail, Simon Thompson, to a week on the job as he joins the picket line in Leicester. Lee Chapman, who delivers post in Beaumont Leys, said he was struggling in the job he has loved for 10 years, as he joined …

R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” …

ROYAL Mail workers in Northern Ireland joined thousands across the UK for a second day of strike action today. Workers in Belfast, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Derry, Antrim, Ballyclare, Crumlin and Portadown were among many posting pictures from the picket line. An estimated 115,000 from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined the …

Piles of undelivered post have been pictured stacking up at depots across the country as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause havoc over Christmas.  Images, taken in the last few days, appear to show mail bags piling up in North West England, South West London and Essex. More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers will …

A union leader warned that there could be a Christmas ‘mail meltdown’ if a breakthrough over issues including pay is not found between Royal Mail bosses and postal workers. Images said to have been taken in the last few days shows mountains of packed mail bags that have reportedly started …

Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk.   Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and …

BBC Breakfast viewers raged over a ‘car crash’ interview with a Royal Mail boss who said strikers will ‘ruin Christmas’. Royal Mail Chief Executive Simon Thompson was on the show this morning as strikes are underway at Royal Mail. Mr Thompson said: “We are doing everything we can to protect …