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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

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

Post Office avoids fine over leak of wrongfully convicted operators’ names

ICO reprimands company over accidental publishing of data about people caught up in Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

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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

Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal

A process of providing case file material to the Crown Prosecution Service is ongoing

The Independent UK

Post Office urges customers to send parcels before busiest day on December 8

Britons are planning on sending more gifts this Christmas compared to last year – up from 20% to 33%, according to a survey for the Post Office.

Evening Standard

Empty beaches guaranteed: a wintry weekend break in north Devon

With stunning beaches, cosy cafes and a lot fewer people, the unspoilt surfing village of Croyde has just as much to offer out of season

The Guardian - UK

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What are banking hubs for and how can I find one near me?

Branches are disappearing across the nation - can hubs really take their place?

The Independent UK

Is The Post Office Closed On Thanksgiving 2025?

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, which in 2025 falls on November 27. While the holiday is best known for family gatherings,...

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These are the cheapest cities for Christmas market breaks in 2025

The Post Office has ranked the most affordable European destinations for a festive getaway

The Independent UK

Post Office extends deal to use scandal-hit Horizon software

However, the postal giant said it plans to agree a deal with a new supplier next year.

Evening Standard

Alan Bates Wins Big: Post Office Scandal Whistleblower Gets Multi-Million-Pound Settlement

Sir Alan Bates, the whistleblower behind the Post Office Horizon scandal, secures a multi-million-pound settlement after years of campaigning for justice.

International Business Times UK

Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal

Government settles claim from former post office operator more than 20 years after he began his campaign for justice

The Guardian - UK

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound compensation deal

The deal reached by the government with Sir Alan Bates could be between £4m and £5m, reports suggest

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims get new appeals process and funded advice

Government response to two-year inquiry’s initial findings describes steps such as funding claimants’ legal advice as ‘crucial’ to bring justice

Evening Standard

Post Office proposes to offer digital ID and pharmacy prescriptions in reforms

It also called on the Government to look at tailored tax relief for Post Offices.

WhatToWatch

The Hack: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interview and everything we know

The Hack is a hotly anticipated phone hacking drama starring David Tennant.

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Is the Post Office Closed on Labor Day 2025?

Labor Day—falling this year on Monday, September 1, 2025—marks both a celebration of American workers and the unofficial end of summer. It’s that weekend when...

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The Independent UK

Thousands of Post Office branches hit by ‘major IT outage’

The postal company said the ‘major outage’ was not cyber related but did not specify what had caused it

The Independent UK

Employee-owned Post Office model ‘unlikely to be considered until 2030’

The current level of taxpayer funding for the Government-owned postal service was unsustainable, the Department for Business and Trade said.

The Guardian - UK

Post Office could hand ownership to staff amid review after Horizon scandal

Ministers to consider mutualisation as an option in first big review of the organisation in 15 years

The Independent UK

Voices: Why is Fujitsu still winning government contracts in the wake of the Post Office scandal?

COMMENT : Before the Horizon IT system was found to be deficient, some victims were financially ruined, some imprisoned – and some took their own lives. Yet in the last year, Fujitsu still picked up more than 20 contracts worth nearly £800m. What sort of ‘justice’ is this, asks James…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Fewer deliveries, higher cost... is this Ofcom's idea of reform?

Second class deliveries two or three days a week isn’t reform of the postal service

The Independent UK

Voices: I’m a Post Office scandal victim – the only reason I didn’t kill myself in prison was my unborn child

COMMENT: An official inquiry has found that the Horizon scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides. Former subpostmistress Seema Misra says she came close to being one of them

International Business Times UK

Post Office Horizon Scandal: 13 Postmasters Dead by Suicide, 59 'Considered It' After False Theft Claims

The Post Office Horizon Scandal has been reopened, initially taking place between 1999 and 2015. It addressed the plight of wrongfully accused postmasters versus the functionality of a faulty IT system.

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