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UNCOVERED: 9 | History Defined

Ofcom delivers relief for Royal Mail at snail’s pace – too late to stop Czech takeover

Regulator finally cuts Royal Mail some slack on its service obligations. But what if it had done so sooner?

The Guardian - UK

European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates - as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support European economies

The Guardian - UK

Second class post to be slashed to just three deliveries a week under Ofcom proposal

The first class service would remain six days a week - but price could go up

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Royal Mail should cut second-class delivery days, says regulator Ofcom

Postal service set to be allowed to deliver second-class letters on alternate weekdays and not Saturdays

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail set to ditch some Saturday deliveries in new shake-up

Ofcom said its latest research revealed most people do not need letter delivery six days a week

The Independent UK

Royal Mail set to ditch second class Saturday deliveries under Ofcom plans

Ofcom says second class deliveries can be reduced to alternate weekdays, while keeping first class deliveries six days a week

Evening Standard

Almost 11 million people hit by post delays over Christmas – Citizens Advice

The worst-hit region for letter delays in the past month was the South East, with 27% of people not receiving post on time.

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Updates from parcel delivery firms and Royal Mail amid Storm Eowyn

DELIVERY firms have provided updates to customers expecting parcels across Greater Glasgow amid Storm Eowyn...

The National (Scotland)

New stamps celebrate ‘magnificent’ items in Royal Armouries collection

Royal Mail said the stamps show examples of craftsmanship, engineering and high fashion.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail on track to return to annual profit after strong Christmas

Owner highlights parcel deliveries performance as £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire nears completion

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail sees parcel boost over Christmas as £3.6bn takeover nears completion

International Distribution Services said Royal Mail’s revenues lifted 2.4% in the three months to the end of December.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail apologises for delays in Scotland amid snow and ice

ROYAL Mail has apologised for delivery delays across the north east of Scotland following snow and ice.

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mail to celebrate The Vicar of Dibley with 12 special stamps

‘Classic moments’ from BBC comedy series to feature on range of first- and second-class stamps

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail to issue stamps celebrating comedy show The Vicar of Dibley

The hit series starred comedian Dawn French as the chocolate-loving Reverend Geraldine Granger.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Royal Mail to issue new stamps based on classic British sitcom

There will be 12 to collect in total

The Guardian - UK

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times

The Independent UK

Artist Barbara Rae ‘lost for words’ over damehood

Dame Barbara’s work has been exhibited around the world.

The Independent UK

Britain’s longest-serving Royal Mail postman delivers his last presents

After 40 years of working nights

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Royal Mail takeover and Carlsberg’s swoop on Britvic in year of mega deals

UK equities have been firmly in the crosshair of foreign suitors and private equity buyout specialists throughout 2024.

The Guardian - UK

Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?

Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites

Evening Standard

Royal Mail sale to Czech billionaire gets national security clearance

The deal has been cleared on national security grounds, taking the Royal Mail a step closer to falling into foreign ownership.

The Guardian - UK

Are Brexit rules making it hard to post kids’ books to Ireland?

I paid Royal Mail £14 postage but AN Post returned the parcel for not having the correct customs declaration

The Independent UK

Penarth or Penrith? Letter sent for Australia ends up in south Wales in bizarre mail mix-up

And it’s not the first time a letter destined for the other side of the world and arrived in the Welsh town

The Independent UK

How will the government keep the Royal Mail in the UK now it’s been sold?

The British government has been granted a golden share in the recently-sold Royal Mail in a bid to keep it in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s gamble with Royal Mail may go horribly wrong

Past talk of renationalisation gives way to approval of takeover in which price of first-class stamp could be set from Prague

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