Royal Mail

Royal Mail has warned that households across the UK could face delays to both parcel and letter deliveries between 24 November and Christmas Eve as 115,000 postal workers walk out for 11 days during the period, which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here's what you need to know and what you can do if you're facing delays.

You've now got just 100 days to use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen's profile on – before they become worthless on 31 January 2023. Alternatively, you can swap them for barcoded versions for free through Royal Mail's scheme. We take you through what you need to know below.

Royal Mail is shaking up the rules on stamps, so if you've got a stash that say '1st' or '2nd' class on them then by 31 January 2023 you'll no longer be able to simply stick 'em on a letter and use them. This is because Royal Mail is moving to a new barcode system, which these stamps don't have.

Royal Mail's 'Swap Out' scheme opens today (Thursday 31 March), meaning you can now exchange first and second class stamps – plus others with the Queen's profile on – for new, barcoded versions. We break down everything you need to know below.

Royal Mail has warned households in 23 locations across the UK that they could face delays to letter and parcel deliveries in the run up to Christmas, largely due to staff contracting Covid-19. 

Standard stamp prices are to rise by up to 12%, Royal Mail has confirmed. From Monday 4 April, the cost of 1st class stamps will be hiked to 95p (up 10p), while 2nd class stamps will increase to 68p (up 2p).

If you have old Christmas stamps you CAN continue to use them after 31 January 2023 following a Royal Mail U-turn. The postal service had initially announced, as part of a wider shake-up, that Christmas stamps would be replaced by new barcoded versions from 31 January 2023. This would have rendered old festive stamps useless unless swapped.

DPD Local has been ranked as the best parcel delivery firm in our annual poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users, while its sister company DPD – the previous winner of our poll – came second. At the other end of the scale, CitySprint and Yodel got the poorest ratings from MoneySavers. The results come after a hard year for parcel delivery firms in which they've been an essential supply line for many stuck at home.

The price of first-class stamps will rise by up to 14p in the new year, Royal Mail has announced. Below we round up what's happening and what you can do to try to cut costs.

The price of a standard first-class stamp will rise by 6p from the end of next month, Royal Mail has announced.