Royal Mail releases last Christmas post dates as Covid disruption hits deliveries

Wham!‘s ‘Last Christmas’ has reached Number One in the UK for the very first time, 36 years after it was first released.Climbing from Three to One, the Christmas favourite racked up 9.2 million streams over the past week, reaching the top of the chart on the fourth anniversary of George Michael’s death.‘Last Christmas’ spent five weeks at Number Two when it was first released in 1984 – kept off the Number One spot by Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’.Since 2007, shortly after downloads

Christmas Day is almost here and many of us may be waiting by the letter box hoping last minute cards, parcels and gifts are delivered in time. Royal Mail has faced enormous delays and disruption to services due to ‘exceptionally high volumes’ from online Christmas shopping.

Christmas Eve doesn't hold great memories for Danny Dyer and his daughter Dani.The EastEnders star watched his father-in-law ‘drop down dead’ in front of his family last year - and still isn't over the shock. Antony Dyer, known by the family as Bruv, took a nasty turn when they went out to celebrate Christmas last year.

obtained by People, royal journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote that giving a good gift to the royals was basically "an audition like no other, and [Meghan] wanted to impress her future royal relatives.” (Could not imagine having that type of pressure riding on a single Christmas gift, but okayyyy.)“To that end, Meghan's biggest challenge was finding the perfect novelty gifts to amuse her new extended family,” Scobie and Durand continued.

direct to your inbox Royal Mail has announced it has suspended deliveries to mainland Europe amid transport restrictions due to the mutant coronavirus strain.

Glasgow is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak after 38 staff tested positive for the deadly bug. Royal Mail bosses today confirmed the cases at the Glasgow Mail Centre in the city’s Springburn, where around 1,000 people are employed.

Wham! and the duo’s single ‘Last Christmas’.The band – which was comprised of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley – released the festive hit in 1984.Now, an anonymous person has paid tribute to it by adding the song’s name to a sign directing drivers to the area of Low Wham in Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland.The road sign also now features an exclamation mark after Wham’s name, in reference to the band.

Nick Cordero.On Saturday, the fitness instructor posted a heartbreaking photo of Cordero smiling wide with their baby boy in his arms. The Broadway star died in July due to complications from the coronavirus.

Riley Keough knows the holidays are tough after you've lost a loved one. The 31-year-old actress got candid about how «painful» it will be to not have her late brother, Benjamin, on Dec.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared a stunning new family Christmas card with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, who recently enjoyed a family outing at the panto, took to their official Twitter account to unveil the snap, which sees the royal children laughing and giggling as they pose with their mum and dad.

Royal Mail drone parcel delivery arriving at a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull.

The Royal Mail recently announced that the price of stamps is set to rise, with a first class stamp going up 9p to 85p and a second class one up 1p to 66p. The new prices start from January 1, 2021 and come just weeks after Royal Mail revealed letter volumes have fallen 28 per cent in the six months to September 27, compared with a year earlier.

blocking attempts for schools to shut earlier than planned, ministers have now said schools can have an inset day on Friday, December 18.