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Post Office confirms final dates to send Christmas cards and parcels

Post Office has encouraged customers to send their cards and gifts as soon as possible

The Independent UK

Post Office releases final dates for sending Christmas cards and gifts

Some 67% of Britons have received Christmas cards and presents in the post after December 25, a survey for the Post Office found.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail sued by delivery drivers in ‘Uber-style’ gig economy legal case

Parcelforce couriers have gone to court for the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed owner drivers

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HP says I should have known its £399 laptop bargain was too good to be true

Then it grabbed it back mid-delivery and is blaming me

The Guardian - UK

I couldn’t stop Parcelforce delivering my £2,000 wedding dress to a scammer

After selling my dress on Facebook Marketplace I realised my mistake but the courier said it couldn’t intervene

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail agrees upon pay deal with postal workers’ union

Agreement includes a 10% salary increase and a one-off lump sum of £500 for all CWU-grade employees

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail pay offer accepted by Communication Workers Union

A 10 per cent salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions

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Details of proposed pay deal for CWU workers unveiled by Royal Mail

A 10% salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions.

The Independent UK

'I'd lose £1400 a year': Workers say they've got no choice but to strike

THE new “winter of discontent” continues to rumble on, with the impact of strikes hitting hard in the run-up to Christmas.

The National (Scotland)

Christmas parcels: what are the last posting dates and best ways to send?

Post early to beat the deadlines – and, with Royal Mail strikes, this is not the year to wing it

The Guardian - UK

All the Royal Mail strikes to remember this autumn as industrial action hits Scotland

There will be a total of 19 days of strike action across Royal Mail and Parcelforce in the lead up to Black Friday and Christmas, as union members fight over a pay dispute and working conditions.

Edinburgh Live

All the strikes in Scotland in September from Royal Mail to trains

Strike action across different industries is set to continue into September - here's everything you need to know about which services will be suspended and when

Glasgow Live

Mysterious kitten found hidden in Parcelforce van's ENGINE after travelling 170 miles

Vets are now on the hunt for the kitten's owners

Manchester Evening News

Cat travels 170 miles from Liverpool to Bristol hiding in Parcelforce van

The cat has cream and brown markings and is believed to be a ragdoll breed

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Liverpool Echo

Kitten's adorable reaction after 170-mile journey hiding in van engine

The veterinary practice is now trying to find the ragdoll kitten's owner

Daily Record

Runaway cat travels 170 miles after hiding in Parcelforce van engine

After he was discovered during a vehicle check, staff managed to encourage the kitten out and take him to a vet surgery, where he is being cared for.

Bristol Post

Cat from Liverpool travels 170 miles to Bristol hiding in Parcelforce van engine

A vet practice launched an appeal to try and find the owner

Daily Mirror

Woman who fled Ukraine shocked after being sent £100 tax bill on arrival in UK

Teacher Carolyn Ross, 41, grew up in Swansea but had been working as an art teacher in Kyiv, and described getting the £100 tax bill as a 'kick in the teeth'

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Birmingham Post

HS2 buys major Network Rail offices ahead of construction of new high speed train station

Square One is a former Parcelforce depot that was bought by Bruntwood in 2002

Daily Record

Lanarkshire drug dealer warned he faces another prison stretch over Parcelforce racket

Table tops stuffed with £100,000 worth of cannabis found in parcels linked to the convicted dealer.

Daily Record

Table tops stuffed with £100,000 worth of cannabis found in parcels linked to convicted Scots drug dealer

Table tops being delivered by Parcelforce were found to be stuffed with the drug.

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