Royal Mail warns of delays across more than 100 UK postcodes due to severe storms and higher staff sickness, with 38 delivery offices identified as most affected.

A BBC report highlights letters being held in delivery offices for weeks and notes parcels may be prioritized over letters in some depots amid ongoing staff shortages.

Royal Mail cites January storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra as contributors to disruption and commits extra support to restore deliveries where delays occur.

These disruptions come after IDS's 2025 takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, a situation the CWU previously supported but now regards with frustration toward the new ownership.

Ofcom approved scrapping second-class post on Saturdays and moving to alternating weekdays, signaling ongoing service changes and cost considerations.

Royal Mail is in a month-long dispute resolution process with the Communications Workers Union to determine how the overhaul will affect the workforce and service.

The nationwide rollout of the new schedule has been delayed due to the unresolved union agreement, with expansion not yet reaching all 1,200 sites.

Ultimately, the overhaul is being implemented gradually as the dispute resolution process unfolds to gauge workforce impacts.

Royal Mail says it is providing targeted support to affected offices and apologizes for the inconvenience while aiming to restore standard delivery levels.

IDS/Royal Mail reports 99% on-time delivery in the last quarter, with parcels up 8% to 424 million and addressed letters down 9% to 1.5 billion, alongside a slight revenue increase.

The parent company notes a 99% on-time rate for overall items in the past quarter, highlighting rising parcel volumes from online shopping and declining letters amid a changing mix.

The Communications Workers Union did not comment on the situation in the report.