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Royal Mail UK Postcode Delays — How Long Deliveries Could Be Affected as Disruption Continues

Royal Mail delays hit 51 UK postcode areas, with deliveries disrupted for days due to staff shortages and rotating rounds. No timeline yet for full service recovery.

International Business Times UK · Apr 14

Royal Mail unveils new stamps to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s centenary

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The Independent UK · Apr 14

Centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth marked by 12 Royal Mail stamps

A presentation pack including all 12 stamps costs £22.50.

Evening Standard · Apr 13

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Queen Elizabeth’s centenary marked with new stamps showing her love of dogs and horses

The late Queen would have turned 100 on 21 April this year

The Independent UK · Apr 13

Price of first-class stamp to increase for the eighth time in six years

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The Independent UK · Apr 8

Price of first class stamp increases to £1.80

The changes also mean that the price of a second class stamp has risen by 4p to 91p.

Evening Standard · Apr 7

Royal Mail raises price of stamps again – despite failure to meet targets

The price of a first-class stamp has more than doubled in the past six years

The Independent UK · Apr 7

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Royal Mail Dog Warning Sign Explained as 2,000 Posties Injured Each Year — What to Know

Royal Mail reports over 2,000 dog attacks on postal workers annually, urging households to use warning signs and secure pets during deliveries.

International Business Times UK · Mar 30

Experience: I’ve spent decades collecting over 260 postboxes

It started with an obscure railway postbox that had been thrown in a skip – now my museum has pieces from Scotland, Ireland and Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Royal Mail hit with new allegations over postal delivery targets

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The Independent UK · Mar 24

Royal Mail postal workers claim they are told to hide mail to look like delivery targets met

Royal Mail is facing accusations that postal workers are being asked to hide post from senior bosses, to give the appearance that delivery targets are being met.

The Independent UK · Mar 24

Royal Mail owner pushes back against criticisms that service has declined

Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský ‘deeply sorry’ for late letters but says Royal Mail is delivering a service ‘nobody else in Europe is doing’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

Royal Mail investigate after London postie spotted weeing in doorway

A resident who captured the footage said he was ‘disgusted’ and reported the incident to Royal Mail

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Royal Mail hit by scathing criticism as MP issues new warning

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The Independent UK · Mar 24

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The Independent UK · Mar 24

Late Royal Mail post is ‘badly affecting our national life as a country’

Royal Mail has come under fire over millions of letters arriving late

Evening Standard · Mar 24

Posties told to leave hospital letters in racks to prioritise parcels – union

The Communication Workers Union told MPs that postal workers are led by a pyramid framework which tells them which deliveries to prioritise.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Electric mail aircraft demo labelled ‘important’ step in rural area deliveries

The flights, which took place on Friday, flew between Glasgow and Dundee.

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Royal Mail to increase stamp prices from April 7

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The Independent UK · Mar 11

Households urged to act now as stamps see eighth price rise in 6 years

Money expert Martin Lewis suggests one ‘effective tactic’ to mitigate the rising costs

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Royal Mail unveils new stamps celebrating Lord of the Rings anniversary

Gandalf, Legolas and Frodo all feature in the stamp collection commemorating the anniversary of the beloved film trilogy

Evening Standard · Mar 11

Royal Mail celebrates 25th anniversary of Lord Of The Rings films with stamp set

The 12 stamps included in the new collection showcase a range of characters and locations from the franchise.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Royal Mail criticised as first-class stamp price rises to £1.80 despite ‘failing service’

Company attacked for ‘forcing people to dig deeper into their pockets’ as second-class stamps increase to 91p

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Royal Mail is set to increase stamp prices again next month

The announcement follows Royal Mail's admission last month that it had once again missed its delivery targets

Evening Standard · Mar 6

First-class stamp price to rise to £1.80 next month

The cost of a first-class stamp has now more than doubled in the past six years after eight rises.

The Independent UK · Feb 21

Union blames ‘recruitment crisis’ for Royal Mail delivery delays

The company is failing to deliver for customers, says union secretary

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