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Striking postal workers vow to ‘fight hard’ for improved pay deal

The leader of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) declared Friday’s industrial action as “the biggest strike in the UK since 2009”, as he said more than 115,000 postal workers were out protesting over pay. CWU general secretary Dave Ward says his ...

26 Aug 2022 at 15:23

Postal workers strike for second day in fight for improved pay

Postal workers are striking for a second day as their battle for better pay continues. More than 115,000 staff were expected to walk out on Wednesday, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). “What’s really making members angry is ...

31 Aug 2022 at 07:47

Fact check: Little evidence of postal vote fraud in the UK

Reform UK’s “contract”, released on June 17, included a section on reforming the absent voting system, saying “postal voting has allowed electoral fraud”. Evaluation Convictions for postal vote fraud are rare in the UK, and there have been ...

19 Jun 2024 at 16:12

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Royal Mail to axe around 6,000 jobs amid fresh strikes

Royal Mail will consult on up to 6,000 redundancies as the delivery giant blamed industrial action for mammoth financial losses. Bosses urged union chiefs to call off their latest strike action and come to the table over a deal but ...

14 Oct 2022 at 10:47

City

Royal Mail boosted by election postal votes and stamp price hikes

Royal Mail has seen its sales bolstered by General Election mail and stamp price hikes, despite delivering fewer letters in recent months, its parent company revealed. International Distribution Services (IDS) also said it was ...

18 Jul 2024 at 08:02

Trainee Santas learn sign language so ‘all children feel included’ at Christmas

Father Christmas trainees preparing to host grottos across the UK have learned festive sign language at the 26th annual Santa school to make sure “all children feel included”. More than 20 red and white-garbed recruits ...

18 Nov 2024 at 16:37

Group of four jailed for plot to kidnap and falsely imprison a coroner

A group of four people who turned up at a court with a set of handcuffs and demanded to know where the senior coroner was have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to kidnap and falsely imprison him. Senior ...

28 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, says business minister

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, a business minister has said, as the group proposes cuts. The postal service put forward proposals in April that would see a dramatic reduction in second-class ...

02 May 2024 at 12:16

City

Second class Saturday letter deliveries could be scrapped under Ofcom review

Royal Mail could be allowed to ditch Saturday deliveries for second class letters under an overhaul of the UK postal service being considered by the industry watchdog. Regulator Ofcom, which has been consulting ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:10

Royal Mail workers to stage fresh strikes over pay

Royal Mail workers will launch a fresh, 48-hour strike on Thursday in a dispute over pay, which threatens disruption to deliveries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 of its members will walk ...

07 Sept 2022 at 12:30

City

Royal Mail fined £5.6m for ‘significant’ delivery target failures

Royal Mail has been fined £5.6 million by regulator Ofcom for a “significant” failure to meet its postal delivery targets in the past financial year. Ofcom imposed the penalty following an investigation ...

13 Nov 2023 at 12:18

City

Royal Mail could deliver letters just three days a week, says Ofcom

Royal Mail could cut postal deliveries to as few as three days a week and save up to £650 million a year under options put forward to reform the service by the industry regulator. In a long-awaited ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:39

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