The privatised postal giant is required by law to deliver six days a week under what is called the universal service obligation. The coronavirus lockdown saw Royal Mail deliver 1.1billion fewer letters. It could ask industry regulator Ofcom to drop the requirement for Saturday letter deliveries as part of a review, following the findings into what customers need. (Image: Getty)Dropping Saturday letter deliveries could be another blow to older people who rely more heavily on the post. "Older people, more than any other group in society still rely on the post as their preferred method of their communication.

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2020 16:30 UTC