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Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing delivery targets

Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’

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Royal Mail fined after ‘unacceptable’ delivery delays

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Royal Mail has been fined £21 million for missing its annual first and second class mail delivery targets.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing mail delivery targets

It represents the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail slapped with huge fine for missing targets as ‘millions of letters arrive late’

It is the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom

The Independent UK

Royal Mail vows to almost double parcel points to 45,000 by 2030

The firm said every customer living in an urban area will be no more than five minutes’ walk away from a locker, shop or parcel postbox.

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Pass go, collect Monopoly stamps

Royal Mail issues stamps to mark the 90th anniversary of the popular board game.

The Independent UK

Calling a colleague a 'nutter' could be workplace harassment, judge rules

A Croydon employment tribunal heard about the bitter falling out at the Royal Mail centre

Evening Standard

Director of website that sold machete to Southport killer showed no ‘curiosity’

Joseph Wheeler, managing director of Knife Warehouse, gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys stake

International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail to take over thousands of UK convenience stores

Royal Mail also announced they will hire around 20,000 temporary workers ahead of Christmas

The Independent UK

Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand to Royal Mail after owner buys stake

International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment.

Evening Standard

Travel FX slow to refund £1,500 after Singapore dollars failed to show

Currency firm insisted I had to wait for Royal Mail to investigate, forcing me to buy another £1,500 elsewhere

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Royal Mail to take on 20,000 new workers over busy festive period

New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country

Evening Standard

Royal Mail to hire 20,000 extra workers for Christmas period

New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country.

The Independent UK

Full steam ahead for new stamps

Royal Mail is celebrating the heritage of steam locomotion.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species

A total of 10 new stamps celebrate the diverse range of ducks in the UK.

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The Independent UK

Royal Mail issues warning over cuts to second-class deliveries

In its first set of figures since being taken over by EP Group, Royal Mail has returned to profit

Evening Standard

Royal Mail move to scrap second class post on Saturdays to take ‘many months’

Royal Mail said it had started ‘detailed work’ ahead of rolling out the changes nationwide, but that it will continue well into 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out

Firm returns to profit a year after parent IDS agreed to acquisition by Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

Evening Standard

Royal Mail returns to profit after ‘year of change’

Royal Mail delivered underlying earnings, excluding voluntary redundancy costs, of £12 million for the year to March 31.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner set to return to profit in first figures since £3.6bn takeover

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group completed its takeover of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services in June.

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Royal Mail to introduce parcel-friendly ‘postboxes of the future’ in Scottish city

Royal Mail is rolling out 3500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” across the UK, with some in one Scottish city

The Independent UK

Royal Mail announces new postage service in major change

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