Mail delivery 'wilfully delayed'

Royal Mail has apologised to hundreds of customers in a Dorset town whose mail had been "wilfully delayed".

While investigating complaints of erratic deliveries in Dorchester, it found a three-month backlog of mail for 500 people.

The mail has since been returned with a letter of apology. Royal Mail said an individual is now the subject of a disciplinary case.

"There is no evidence that any of the mail had been tampered with," it added.