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Huge numbers of stamps with ‘1st’ and ‘2nd’ marked on them will become unusable at the start of next year under changes by the Royal Mail. It has announced that, following a trial, it will be adding unique barcodes to all ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps. These are generally the …

Royal Mail has announced plans to scrap traditional stamps to make way for new barcoded versions from next year.  Customers will be able to scan the barcodes in the Royal Mail app, where they can watch videos and find information about services – or even view birthday messages and greetings …

The firm is encouraging customers to use up their existing stamps but they will be able to swap any old ones with the new barcoded versions from March 31 via a Freepost address. The announcement follows a successful national trial last year. At the time, Mr Landon compared the change …

An urgent warning has been issued to the British public after the emergence of millions of scam messages. Consumer group Which? has warned that people should keep an eye out for “extremely convincing” scam texts that could steal your bank information and personal data. Variations of the same text have …

A bishop was stunned when Royal Mail delivered a letter just addressed to “The Lord Bishop and his sexy wife” – after he jokingly dared a friend to send it. The Bishop of Worcester Dr John Inge, 66, received the envelope through his letter box on Friday containing a late …

Big changes are on the way for drivers in 2022- including an addition to the Highway Code. Some new rules will apply to motorists’ conduct while behind the wheel, while there is also set to be a new crackdown on parking on pavements. There are also tougher rules around using …

Postal firm the Royal Mail has apologised after customers experienced delays over the Christmas period. Whilst slower mail is usually common for the festive period, this year has been particularly difficult. Royal Mail has said that it is doing its best to get parcels to people on time but that …

The Duchess of Sussex has agreed “financial remedies” with the Mail on Sunday newspaper, bringing to an end a bitter, three-year legal battle. The Sunday newspaper printed a statement on its front page acknowledging that the Duchess had won her copyright infringement claim after the paper and the Mail Online …

Judges have been told to refer to postmen as “postal operatives” in a push for the court system to use gender-neutral language. The Equal Treatment Bench Book, most recently revised this month by the Judicial College, provides guidance to judges to ensure defendants, victims and witnesses are handled fairly. It …

Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to shut down Cinderella, his latest musical, until February at the earliest, blaming “this wretched virus” for putting paid to “the joy of entertaining audiences”. Covid also forced the cancellation of the Royal Opera House’s Christmas ballet, Nutcracker, until the New Year, with reports suggesting …