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Christmas parcels: the best ways to send them in the UK – and the last posting dates

From picking Royal Mail or a courier firm to avoiding post office queues, here’s how to have a stress-free experience

The Guardian - UK

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Children have until December 10 to send their letters if they want to hear back from Santa ahead of Christmas.

The Independent UK

Post Office issues Christmas warning as busiest day revealed

The Post Office has revealed what it expects to be its busiest day of the festive period

The Independent UK

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Post Office warns customers to send Christmas parcels before this date

The Post Office survey has revealed a big increase in Britons planning to send gifts this year

The Independent UK

New Royal Mail stamps feature the most famous designs in British postal history

The new series will commemorate iconic stamp designs from the Victorian era

The Independent UK

Revealed: The best and worst parcel delivery companies in the UK

A recent report has revealed the rankings of the largest delivery services in the UK

The Independent UK

Parcel problems reach record as 15 million people are let down on the doorstep

Citizens Advice said its fifth annual parcel league table laid bare ‘how broken this market is’.

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TotalEnergies buys €5.1bn stake in Czech tycoon’s power plants business

Daniel Křetínský to become a major shareholder in French oil firm as part of deal creating 50/50 joint venture

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail Under Fire for Insulting £750 Compensation for Lost £10,000 Gold

Outrage erupts as Royal Mail caps compensation at £750 for missing £10,000 inheritance gold bar. Explore Hobson's special delivery nightmare, insurance flaws, and calls for 2025 postal reforms.

International Business Times UK

How Royal Mail plans improve delivery problems as delays grow

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Sadiq Khan's £110m-a-year Congestion Charge windfall after hiking levy and axing EV exemption

Mayor’s changes to central London C-charge will increase annual revenue to £320m a year, according to City Hall documents

Evening Standard

Royal Mail delivery delays grow ahead of controversial changes

Royal Mail said it was taking action to improve the reliability of its services

The Independent UK

Royal Mail delivery performance weakens ahead of second class post overhaul

The delivery giant said 73.4% of first class post was delivered the next working day between June 20 and September 28.

Evening Standard

Electric vehicles to face congestion charge for first time, Sadiq Khan announces

London Mayor Sadiq Kahn confirms £13.50 daily charge for electric cars and £9 for electric vans and trucks, while non-EV congestion charge goes up to £18 a day

The Independent UK

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Royal Mail not rolling out further changes to second-class post until early 2026

The firm has been running a pilot to overhaul letter delivery services, including scrapping second-class deliveries on Saturdays.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail announces update on controversial changes to postal deliveries

Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21m last month after millions of letters arrived late across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS

The Independent UK

Royal Mail reveals Christmas stamp designs for this year

Five Christmas stamps go on sale today.

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Evening Standard

Reform MP loses Court of Appeal bid to throw out challenge to by-election result

Graham Moore, a losing candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election in May, has launched a legal challenge against the result.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing delivery targets

Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’

The Independent UK

Royal Mail fined after ‘unacceptable’ delivery delays

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The Guardian - UK

UK government borrowing costs fall as Reeves hints at tax rises – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 15 October: Burberry shares get LVMH lift, Capita fined for data breach

Royal Mail has been fined £21 million for missing its annual first and second class mail delivery targets.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail slapped with huge fine for missing targets as ‘millions of letters arrive late’

It is the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom

Evening Standard

Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing mail delivery targets

It represents the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom.

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