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Royal Mail referred to regulator over letter delivery

A committee of MPs has referred Royal Mail to regulator Ofcom for breaching its requirement to deliver letters across the country six days a week. In a strongly worded report, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the company ...

17 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Transport and communication workers ‘among most likely to strike last year’

Transport, storage, information and communication workers were by far the most likely to go out on strike in the second half of last year, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The ONS said that of the nearly 2.5 ...

08 Mar 2023 at 11:47

Nearly four million working days lost to strikes in past year, says think tank

Around 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year, more than at any point since the 1980s, according to new research. Many of the strikes have been fuelled by real-terms falls in pay of more than 9% in ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

City

Regulator to report on potential Royal Mail reforms

Ofcom is set to release the findings of its review into the universal service provided by Royal Mail after calls from the firm to ditch Saturday letter deliveries. The regulator is expected to publish a document outlining potential ...

24 Jan 2024 at 00:01

City

Royal Mail: Key findings from Ofcom’s review into the postal service

Industry watchdog Ofcom has warned that the UK postal service risks becoming “unsustainable” without reform and looked at potential changes at Royal Mail. In a review update published on Wednesday, the regulator said Royal Mail ...

24 Jan 2024 at 13:55

Local News

New stamp marking the 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House

Today An Post, the Irish Postal Service, issued a stamp marking the 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House. The stamp was unveiled onsite at Sydney Opera House by Consul General of Ireland Sydney, Rosie Keane; Kieran Rice, son ...

20 Oct 2023 at 15:33

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, says business minister

Royal Mail’s six-day delivery service must continue, a business minister has said, as the group proposes cuts. The postal service put forward proposals in April that would see a dramatic reduction in second-class letter ...

02 May 2024 at 12:16

Music

The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie to co-headline All Points East

The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie will co-headline the All Points East festival in London next summer, it has been announced. The US indie rock bands will perform on Sunday August 25 2024, when the annual ...

08 Dec 2023 at 10:59

Royal Mail to use digital tags to track containers and improve efficiency

Royal Mail is to begin using smart stickers to digitally track its containers as part of a scheme to improve efficiency and give insights into how to cut carbon by optimising vehicle use. It will see Royal Mail ...

30 Oct 2024 at 00:01

City

Ofcom fines Royal Mail £10.5m for missing delivery targets

Regulator Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £10.5 million for missing its post delivery targets in the 2023-2024 financial year. The fine is the second in two years, after the watchdog also gave Royal Mail a £5.6 ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:35

Music

The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie ‘grateful’ to close festival

Alternative rock bands The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie closed out All Points East with an emotional and electric set, celebrating the 20th anniversaries of their respective albums Give Up and ...

26 Aug 2024 at 00:42

City

Second class Saturday letter deliveries could be scrapped under Ofcom review

Royal Mail could be allowed to ditch Saturday deliveries for second class letters under an overhaul of the UK postal service being considered by the industry watchdog. Regulator Ofcom, which has been ...

05 Sept 2024 at 12:10

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