Royal Mail has warned over potential service delays across more than 100 UK postcodes as storms and workers being off sick cause disruption.
It comes as the postal firm faces complaints of delayed mail and parcels being prioritised over letters.
Royal Mail listed 38 delivery offices in the UK on Monday, covering around 100 postcodes, that may be most affected by a slower service.
X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter, crashed on Monday hitting thousands of users.
The platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk was hit by a global outage early in the afternoon but was restored after around two hours.
The issue prevented users from accessing the platform on web browsers, through its app or completing searches on the site.
A Toyota GR Yaris once owned by actor Rowan Atkinson could fetch up to £30,000 when it goes up for sale at auction later this month.
Having been owned by the Blackadder star for the past three years, the GR Yaris has now covered just 6,700 miles and is accompanied by a full main dealer service history.
It’s finished in a Platinum White Pearl exterior colour and is also equipped with a ‘Circuit Pack’ factory upgrade, which brings front and rear limited-slip differentials and stiffer suspension for a more involving driving experience. The pack also adds forged BBS alloy wheels.
Stock prices in London closed mixed on Monday after a day of thin trading due to a holiday in the US, while banking and defence stocks buoyed the blue-chip index.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.34 points, 0.3%, at 10,473.69. The FTSE 250 ended down 51.80 points, 0.2%, at 23,375.47, and the AIM all-share closed down 0.44 points, 0.1%, at 811.41.
In European equities on Monday, the CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.2%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt ended down 0.5%.
Peter Waddell ran Big Motoring World as a ‘chiefdom’ and made racist, sexist and bullying remarks, including claiming there were ‘too many Muslims in Enfield’, as his High Court trial got underway. Waddell denies any wrongdoing.
Peter Waddell has told the High Court his removal from Big Motoring World was a planned ‘coup’ by investors and directors. He claims unfair dismissal and discrimination, while respondents argue serious misconduct justified his ousting. The seven-week trial continues.
A proposed £575m takeover of Pinewood.AI by Apax Partners LLP has collapsed, with the investment group citing challenging market conditions. Apax may revive its interest within six months under certain circumstances, according to a London Stock Exchange filing.
Subaru UK honoured its top-performing retailers at its Annual Conference in Manchester, with Dales Subaru named 2025 Retailer of the Year. Awards also went to S & S Services, Keith Price Garage and others for excellence across sales, finance and customer service.
Supply pressures, used EV growth and turning technology into profit will headline discussions at Car Dealer Live. Sponsored by Auto Trader, the March 19 event at the British Motor Museum will feature industry panels, research sessions and networking opportunities for dealers and suppliers.
Rogue dealer Grzegorz Seczkowski, of GNA Car Sales in Abingdon, avoided immediate jail after clocking six high-mileage vans and selling them via Autotrader. He received an 18-month suspended sentence, compensation orders and costs after prosecution by Oxfordshire County Council trading standards.
