The Latest Breaking News from Ofcom

Royal Mail, the UK’s oldest postal service, has received plenty of bad news in recent weeks. It has been fined for failing to achieve its delivery targets, lost an exclusive deal with the Post Office and recorded operating losses of £319 million – £100 million higher than for the same…

Deal could be referred to Ofcom but some analysts say concerns about foreign influence may be overstated

Its new star columnists are symptoms, but not the cause, of the newspaper no longer being quite sure what it stands for, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected

Government ‘minded to’ issue intervention notice to call in regulator on public interest grounds

Shell Energy has been fined £1.4 million by Ofcom after breaching regulator’s rules

More than 70,000 customers were affected by breach of consumer protection rules, says Ofcom

The Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

Campaigners say BT’s switch to Digital Voice is too fast and will leave many unable to make calls in an emergency

Microsoft has been facing many antitrust cases recently, and this report reckons Amazon could be behind some.

A consultation has been launched on allowing charities and campaigners the chance to raise online safety concerns directly with the regulator.