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Father’s Day is fast approaching, with courier experts urging shoppers to post gifts early to avoid missing delivery deadlines.

Father’s Day last posting dates for UK couriers (aff)

New stamps celebrating castles across the UK.

Two Northern Ireland castles on new set of stamps from Royal Mail

A postbox featuring King Charles III royal cypher similar to the one being installed outside the Ulster University campus in Belfast

First postbox featuring King’s cypher installed in Northern Ireland

Jacqui Kirkwood-Hamill and Chris Flynn, from The Junction, try out the new Royal Mail parcel locker. Photo provided by Royal Mail

Royal Mail's first parcel lockers in Northern Ireland go live

Royal Mail has been pressed to respond to a Westminster committee which has raised concerns about “chaos” in the service - with Banbridge and Lisburn among areas currently suffering.

MPs press Royal Mail to explain 'chaos' - NI postodes impacted

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Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says people are getting late letters for hospital appointments, driving licences and invoices.

MP's fears for 'British institution' as she slams reduced postal deliveries

An estimated 16 million people – or 29% of UK adults – experienced post delays with Royal Mail over Christmas, Citizens Advice has said.

More than quarter hit by mail delays over Christmas

District Judge Nigel Broderick was speaking at Ballymena Magistrates' Court which was told 1.5 kilos of cannabis worth an estimated £15,000 was sent to an address in Co Antrim.

Judge’s jail warning for drugs sent in post

The High Court in Belfast.

Innocent man who was strip-searched by police is awarded £11,000 in damages

The Post Office has released the final dates for sending Christmas cards and gifts

Post Office releases final dates for sending Christmas cards and gifts

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Christmas delivery chaos warning as early deadlines hit

Making sure your parcel arrives in time for Christmas Day can be complicated - here's a way to make it much easier (and cheaper)

Christmas posting deadlines — one courier cuts off in 10 DAYS

A Royal Mail employee empties a post box in London. Royal Mail has delayed its plans to scrap Saturday second-class letter deliveries until early 2026 (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Royal Mail gives update on controversial change: what it means for you
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Royal Mail has unveiled its 2025 Christmas stamp collection, featuring Nativity-inspired designs (Images: Getty Images/Royal Mail)

Royal Mail reveals this year’s Christmas stamps with a Nativity theme

Willowfield Gardens is in a staunchly unionist part of east Belfast. Image: Google

Irish signs in unionist streets where 90% don't speak it predicted to be trouble

Around 8,000 Collect+ shops will be rebranded as Royal Mail Shops (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Sending your parcels is getting easier as 8,000 Collect+ shops rebrand

Royal Mail is hiring 20,000 temporary staff across the UK to handle Christmas post and parcels (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

You could earn cash helping deliver the nation’s post this Christmas

Royal Mail is set to recruit 400 temporary workers in Northern Ireland as part of a major UK-wide hiring drive to meet demand during the busy Christmas season

Royal Mail to hire 400 NI workers for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas

Royal Mail is issuing new stamps showcasing iconic British steam locomotives (Images: Getty Images/Royal Mail)

Royal Mail's new stamp set honours British history, and may gain value

Victoria Road in unionist East Belfast is among 20 streets to be surveyed for Irish language signs for a second time. Image: Google

Irish street signs: Belfast Council to send over 3,000 surveys out again

Belfast City Council investigations found that hundreds of dual-language sign survey responses had been held at a Royal Mail delivery centre

Belfast City Council probes delay in Irish dual-language street sign surveys

The owner of South West Water has also said today rising bills will help fund £3.2 billion in upgrades.

Business News: Water sector under pressure as Thames deal collapses

Royal Mail has issued an apology following mounting frustration from Northern Ireland residents over delayed and inconsistent mail deliveries

Royal Mail apologises after NI residents raise concerns over delayed mail

Rolls-Royce, for one, has called its start to 2025 “strong”

Rolls Royce 'optimism' as Royal Mail takeover rubber-stamped
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Royal Mail stamps showing Dame Vera Lynn in different aspects of her wartime career to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Special VE Day stamps to honour unsung war heroes

The special postmark Royal Mail have produced to celebrate Rory McIlroy's victory in the Masters golf tournament and his career grand slam

Rory McIlroy’s career grand slam celebrated with Royal Mail postmark

70% of mums prefer a card with a personalised message from their children to a text message.

A gift is nice but a card is better – research finds mums prefer the simple gest...

The Met Office's forecast for winds as of 9am on Friday

Here are the services - including bin collections - axed due to Storm Eowyn

Royal Mail postal workers sort Christmas cards in the Royal Mail Regional Sorting Office in Filton (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Royal Mail's Christmas and New Year delivery and service schedule

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Royal Mail’s crucial last posting dates for Christmas 2024

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Czech billionaire close to Royal Mail takeover - what it could mean

Undated handout photo issued by Royal Mail of one of their new set of stamps issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill

Royal Mail issues stamps to mark 150th anniversary of Churchill’s birth

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Royal Mail to hire 16,000 temporary workers for Christmas across UK

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Christmas 2024: how many shopping days are left before December 25?

PSNI have issued a warning to all staff about a potential risk from mail - as have other parts of Northern Ireland's justice system.

NI's justice system warned of mail bomb threat from Middle East

Royal Mail has hiked the price of first-class stamps from today

Royal Mail hikes the price of stamps today - how much you'll now pay

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'I'm in awe' - Royal Mail unveils stamp collection with spider theme

Royal Mail have unveiled their Christmas stamps for 2023.

Royal Mail Christmas Stamps 2023: Stamp designs and how to purchase

The red and gold postbox, located at Belfast's Donegall Square West will be festively-decorated with snowmen, snowflakes and gold stars and merrily respond to post with one of three festive tunes: Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Deck The Halls

Christmas singing postbox to bring festive cheer in Belfast

Royal Mail have confirmed the final dates for posting.

Royal Mail Christmas posting dates 2023 confirmed

Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period, with around double the normal number of parcels and stamped letters processed

Royal Mail to hire 16,000 temporary workers, including hundreds in NI

As the House of Commons gets back to work, the party conference season starts and an event approaches that aims to sell Northern Ireland to foreign investors, you can expect to hear sceptics, who insist that the sea border created intractable problems rather than an enviable business environment, lambasted for spurning opportunities

Owen Polley: Framework propaganda will ramp up for the new parliamentary term

Royal Mail has been planning to phase out classic stamps for years

Clock ticking for non-barcoded stamps as deadline looms

Library image of Royal Mail vans, as its parent company calls for the Government and regulators to change its service obligation. (Photo Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Royal Mail issues warning to customers ahead of upcoming deadline

Royal Mail have teamed up with Phramacy2U to offer prescription deliveries

Royal Mail team up with Phramacy2U to offer prescription deliveries

Royal Mail issues warning on non-barcoded stamps

Royal Mail warns that further strikes by workers could impact jobs.

Breaking Royal Mail to be investigated over failed delivery targets

The Royal Mail has been hacked. Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Royal Mail announces major new change to parcel deliveries

Royal Mail stamp charges are rising from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Is Royal Mail delivering post on coronation day and bank holiday

Coronation stamps released in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla

A Royal Mail van (Photo by Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach provisional agreement

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Breaking Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach agreement

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