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Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle

Tories and Labour can no longer afford to be noncommittal. Daniel Křetínský’s offer needs maximum scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail parent ‘minded to’ accept £3.5bn takeover bid from West Ham co-owner Křetínský

A deal would see the 500-year-old institution Royal Mail taken off the stock market just under 11 years after it was privatised in an initial public offering

Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner backs £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire

New Křetínský bid creates headache for UK government amid growing scrutiny on foreign takeovers of critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

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Union appears to accept Royal Mail proposal to cut most Saturday deliveries

CWU seems to concede six-day service is financially unviable as company battles takeover bid

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner’s chair seeks to charm investors after Czech billionaire’s bid

Keith Williams says £3.1bn offer from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group is opportunistic and undervalues IDS

The Guardian - UK

Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal

Royal Mail admits its scanners ‘make mistakes’ but stands by the process it uses to detect fakes as ‘robust’

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Regulators leave Royal Mail vulnerable to ‘corporate predators’, says investor

Shareholder calls for softening of postal service’s obligations after failed takeover bid by Czech billionaire for owner IDS

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Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism

Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions – and the company should not slip into private ownership from abroad

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Former Royal Mail chair apologises for ‘tragic’ Post Office prosecutions

Allan Leighton denies having received any warnings that the Horizon IT system was unreliable

The Guardian - UK

John Miles obituary

Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom

The Guardian - UK

Who is Daniel Křetínský? Czech billionaire gets green light to buy Royal Mail

He’s nicknamed the 'Czech Sphinx' due to his enigmatic approach to business and could buy the Royal Mail as soon as this month

Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner received takeover offer from Czech billionaire

IDS shares rise after reports that it rejected bid from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

The Guardian - UK

West Ham part-owner Daniel Křetínský in shock bid for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services

The approach comes at a time of huge challenges for Royal Mail

Evening Standard

How to ensure your postal votes are on time despite unreliable Royal Mail

Letters: Advice from Jess Taylor on getting around the increasingly erratic postal system when it comes to the upcoming elections

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The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal

The government sold the service on the cheap to leaders whose principal focus was on its profits. This is the sorry result, says barrister Sam Fowles

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The stupidity that is letting Royal Mail fail

Letters: Readers respond to an article by a former Royal Mail employee about his disillusionment with the job

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Ex-Post Office boss wrote of ‘subbies with hand in the till’, inquiry hears

Alan Cook says he will regret the ‘inappropriate’ expression used in 2009 email for the rest of his life

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Former Royal Mail chief exec says he ‘was not aware’ group’s lawyers were prosecuting post office operators – as it happened

Adam Crozier tells Horizon IT scandal inquiry that he was unaware lawyers within the group conducted prosecutions

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Post office operator wrongly jailed while pregnant rejects executive’s apology

Managing director David Smith emailed team in 2010 to say Seema Misra’s conviction was ‘brilliant news’

Evening Standard

Fake Royal Mail stamps: Ministers urged to probe claims Chinese counterfeiters behind huge scam

Victims of the fake stamp scam face having to pay £5 penalties to collect their post

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail urged to investigate claims of Chinese-made fake stamps

Minister says he will work with business to investigate, while China dismisses suggestion of state role as ‘absurd’

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Patients let down by an out-of-touch NHS

Letters: Readers highlight inefficiencies in the health service’s outdated mode of communication

The Guardian - UK

Working for the Royal Mail sounded like an ideal job. But I discovered it’s falling apart, just like its vans

My year there was marked by crumbling depots, staff constantly leaving and impossible targets. This once-great institution is on its knees, says former postie Gareth Roberts

The Guardian - UK

Plans for Royal Mail delivery cuts could risk patient safety, NHS leaders warn

Head of NHS Providers says proposed reduction of second-class deliveries to two days a week would be ‘extremely unhelpful’

Evening Standard

Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’

The chief executives of Healthwatch England, National Voices, The Patients Association and NHS Providers have ‘raised direct concerns’.

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