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Make sure to check the opening times before you dash out to the Post Office over Christmas (Picture: Shutterstock) The deluge of Christmas card sending is over and now it is more about thankyou notes and orders from gift vouchers. You might also need to go out to the Post …

Robert ‘Rocky’ Hudson began work at the age of 16 (Picture: Royal Mail) Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman began hand-delivering presents when he was just 16 – and has shared the most unique ones he’s handled over the years. Robert ‘Rocky’ Hudson, 76, has handled countless parcels after beginning his …

A scandal has been unearthed in Britain where the Royal Mail managers seemingly faked deliveries in order to inflate their bonuses. As per a report in The Telegraph, postal workers were told by their bosses to record packages as “attempted deliveries” without knocking on people’s doors. While the parcel would …

The naming of Chinese businessman Yang Tengbo as a “spy” working on behalf Beijing by anti-China hawks in Britain’s ruling elite has exacerbated the crisis facing the Labour government’s geopolitical strategy. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer came to power criticising the previous Conservative government’s policies on China as “inconsistent”. Labour would …

Which shops are open on the day? (Picture: Akira Suemori/Shutterstock) A small number of shops will be open on Christmas Day this year for incredibly last minute shoppers. But don’t get your hopes up for big purchases, as almost all stores will be closed on December 25. Major supermarkets will …

Make sure to check the opening times before you dash out to the Post Office over Christmas (Picture: Shutterstock) If you need to send off any last minute Christmas cards or presents time is running out to get to the Post Office. You might need to go out to the …

The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a government review under national security …

Thousands of parcels will be flying across the UK in the coming weeks and these are the final delivery dates for the big retailers (Picture: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Christmas is less than a month away and time is running out to order presents online and have them …

The BBC has confirmed its schedule for Christmas will include Gavin And Stacey, Mrs Brown’s Boys, a Wallace And Gromit film and a celebrity version of Gladiators. Not much is known about the Christmas finale of Gavin And Stacey, which is returning five years on from Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins (Ruth …

Royal Mail’s parent firm has blamed the budget for a failure to return to profitability, warning it cannot rule out price hikes and job cuts in response. International Distribution Services (IDS) said it had set aside £134m in the first half of its financial year, with £120m directly linked to …