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Christmas deliveries could be delayed, with some shops planning to close early ahead of 25 December. With fears growing over the new Omicron variant, which is running rampant through the country, it’s thought the festive period could be badly affected. According to reports, with the numbers of infected rising each …

Royal Mail has revealed this year’s most-wanted presents after receiving thousands of letters from children to Santa. Favourites such as Lego, Playmobil and Barbie are all in the top 10, as well as board games and Scalextric. The Playmobil range tops this year’s list, with the Barbie Dream House taking …

Supermarkets have expanded their delivery and click and collect services this Christmas but, with demand for deliveries soaring, many are urging shoppers to book their slots as soon as possible to ensure that they secure deliveries in time. A source at Tesco said that more slots may become available in …

Royal Mail is to double the number of coronavirus home tests that will be available to the public. Speaking live from Downing Street this evening the Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed there will be 900,000 home tests a day available from Saturday. It comes as there were no lateral flow …

Delays at post depots have raised fears of disruption in the run-up to Christmas, as the Royal Mail confirmed that staff absences are now at twice the levels of 2018. Postal bosses have insisted that deliveries are operating normally across most counties, despite rising staff sickness and isolation rates. However, …

A postman has boycotted an address after being accused of ‘pretending’ to attempt deliveries. The Royal Mail postie was faced with a hostile note at the address and it seems it hasn’t had the desired effect – quite the opposite, in fact. The note read: “Royal Mail. Don’t even think …

Postal workers at one of Royal Mail’s biggest distribution sites have been gearing up for Black Friday orders ahead of the huge sales frenzy. Staff are on the front line as British shoppers are expected to spend almost £10 billion on deals this weekend. Discounted tech, clothes and furniture are …

Royal Mail has announced the last posting dates for Christmas 2021. The postal service has announced the final posting dates for items people wish to arrive at their destinations by Christmas, as well as issuing warnings of potential delays caused by a number of factors – including Covid restrictions. According …

Martin Lewis has issued a warning urging people to ignore the DWP’s advice on Winter Fuel Payments after 10 million letters were sent out to households across the UK. Many of the 10 million people have been wrongly advised to switch their tariff by the UK Government at a time …

Anyone expecting a parcel from Hermes should be aware of a new scam. A number of customers have reportedly fallen victim to the scam where people receive convincing texts about rescheduling missed deliveries. These latest parcel scams follow similar fake messages purporting to be from Royal Mail and other shipping …