another wave of strikes is planned for 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 23rd and 24th december, which are some of the busiest days for pre christmas deliveries. the last posting days to get a delivery before christmas are currently the 19th december for second class, and 21st december for 1st class mail. those days, however, could be brought forward. joining us now is simon thompson, the ceo of royal mail. good morning. lots of our viewers will see those dates, look at the prospects and think, they are really worried about deliveries, especially ahead of christmas. what are you doing to resolve this dispute? the first thing i doing to resolve this dispute? the first thing i would say is a huge apology first thing i would say is a huge apology to our customers, both our retail apology to our customers, both our retail customers, who trust us to deliver retail customers, who trust us to deliver for retail customers, who trust us to deliver for them, and also, the customers deliver for them,
the 21st december. alex scott, clare balding, gabby logan and gary lineker will present the 69th edition of the show live on bbc one. it will celebrate 12 months of incredible sporting action, including england s euro 2022 win. talking of the world cup. remember a couple of weeks ago welsh actor michael sheen stirring the emotions. a brilliant speech. he s been at it again. this time, in front of the players themselves. prepare yourselves. across 64 years. across half the span of the world. it s there on your chest. it s there at your back. it s there at your side. because they are always saying we are too small, too slow, too