Royal Mail plans to stamp out Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels

Royal Mail is plotting to axe Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels in bid to modernise and push through cost savings The Royal Mail’s new UK boss is looking at changes as part of a six-month review It comes as postal service is looking to modernise and making big cost savings Decision to scrap Saturday … Read more

Shoppers fear personal details could be stolen as hundreds of ‘lost’ parcels are auctioned on eBay

Online shoppers fear their personal details could be stolen as hundreds of ‘lost’ Royal Mail and Hermes parcels are being auctioned off by mystery sellers on eBay. Sellers have been making up to £140 per bundle of undelivered items which include electrical items and jewellery. The listings have photos of the parcels saying customer receipts … Read more

Shocking moment Amazon driver lets himself into woman’s house to deliver parcels

Shocking moment Amazon driver lets himself into woman’s house to deliver parcels ‘and then claims the boxes knocked the door handle open’ Lisa Metcalfe had been at home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on Saturday The Amazon delivery driver unexpectedly stepped through her front door The 39-year-old said she confronted the man who claimed it was an … Read more

Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival after a record-breaking Christmas

Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival: Record-breaking Christmas puts the postal service on track for a profits bonanza By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 February 2021 Royal Mail shares soared after a record-breaking Christmas put the postal service on track for a profits … Read more

Porch pirate ‘father’ caught on CCTV telling CHILD to steal parcels from outside homes

Moment porch pirate is caught on CCTV ‘telling CHILD to steal parcels from outside people’s homes’ Videos were filmed in a street in Hounslow, West London, on Wednesday Man was seen appearing to direct a small boy to take packages Footage was shared online and has been watched more than 66,000 times  By Harry Howard … Read more

Pregnant Elyse Knowles carries a mountain of parcels as she emerges barefoot in Byron Bay

Pregnant Elyse Knowles carries a mountain of parcels as she emerges barefoot from the post office wearing a bikini top and shorts in Byron Bay By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 27 December 2020 She often waxes lyrical about Byron Bay’s bohemian lifestyle, after … Read more

Villagers help truck drivers stuck on the M20 in Kent by lowering food parcels from motorway bridge

Kent villagers are helping feed stranded truck drivers lined up along the motorway by lowering bags of food to them from bridges.  They are using rope and shopping bags to deliver goods including beans, fruit and sweets to stranded lorry drivers waiting for Covid tests. Hundreds of hauliers are lined on the M20 as part … Read more

Two arrested for stealing parcels from Northern Ireland doorsteps

Beware the festive porch pirates! Shocking moment ‘thief steals parcel’ from doorstep of home in Northern Ireland days before Christmas Two men were arrested after the parcel thefts in County Down, Northern Ireland Men were caught ‘stealing packages’ from doorsteps just days before Christmas Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed incident took place on Tuesday … Read more

Deliver us from Christmas chaos: Your rights when parcels go missing 

Shopping deliveries have been a lifeline for millions of us this year. Now, with swathes of the country in Tier Four lockdown over Christmas, the pressure on delivery firms and their drivers has never been greater. This week millions of Britons have braved long queues at their local Post Office to get last-minute presents sent … Read more