Royal Mail has given warnings to postcodes around the UK saying deliveries are being impacted by problems (Image: Reach)

Royal Mail has issued an urgent Christmas alert as delivery operations across 58 postcodes throughout the UK encounter significant disruption ahead of the festive period.

The postal operator has disclosed that numerous local sorting offices nationwide are unable to maintain standard service levels owing to "high levels of sick absence, resourcing issues and other local factors".

Whilst Royal Mail maintains its commitment to six-day weekly deliveries, it has acknowledged that in certain problem areas, this standard will "temporarily not be possible".

Residents in the impacted regions have been cautioned to expect potential delays to both letters and parcels during w

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