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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 …

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 …