A first-class service by Royal Mail again Brief letters: Addressless delivery | Oasis and Our Friends in the North | Measuring the heatwave | Green-ink teacher | Language gripes The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
UK postal workers faced more than 2,000 dog attacks last year, Royal Mail reveals Roughly 30,000 postal workers have been attacked by dogs in the last decade in Britain. Euronews · Jul 1, 2025
Czech billionaire Kretinsky named chairman of Royal Mail after takeover Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group closed its £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s owner earlier this month. Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025
Dive-bombing seagulls behind Royal Mail delays, postal workers say Seagulls in Liskeard, Cornwall, have become so aggressive that some postal workes have had to abandon their routes The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Kudos to Royal Mail for a special delivery Brief letters: An unexpected letter | Security at Brize Norton | Pointless consumption | Moustache surprise | Glastonbury performers | Peeved pedant The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025
Postmaster whose father died in Air India crash faces battle with Royal Mail to save the family business Umang Patel, who lost his father in a plane crash earlier this month, said Royal Mail’s decision to close a small delivery office could cost him his Post Office branch The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025
Emma Gilthorpe resigns as Royal Mail chief executive after just a year Move comes weeks after delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025
MP asks Government to deliver ban on low-level letterboxes in new Bill Anneliese Midgley says letterboxes at the bottom of doors are responsible for injuries to postal workers, including the partial loss of fingers. The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
Competition watchdog to investigate Evri merger with DHL’s UK parcel arm CMA to decide whether deal will substantially lessen competition in delivery market The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025
Evri tie-up with DHL’s UK parcel arm being probed by competition watchdog The CMA will look into whether the deal could ‘result in a substantial lessening of competition’ in the postal delivery sector. The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
New stamps to celebrate the Royal Observatory Royal Mail released images of the 10 new stamps on the 350th anniversary of the institution. Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025
New Royal Mail owner appoints former minister Greg Hands as adviser Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s business EP Group, which bought the Royal Mail’s parent firm, appointed Mr Hands on Monday. Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025
Ex-minister Greg Hands to advise Royal Mail buyer Daniel Křetínský Former Tory MP will work with Czech billionaire’s EP Group in the UK and Germany The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025
Family sue Royal Mail after delivery driver left in 'vegetative state' following 7.5 tonne lorry crash Petar Mitev was struck by an HGV while on a zebra crossing at Royal Mail’s Jubilee Mail Centre in Feltham Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025 Royal Mail faces Ofcom questions over missed delivery targets Postal regulator launches investigation after almost a quarter of first-class mail arrives late
Evening Standard · May 23, 2025 Ofcom investigates Royal Mail after it misses delivery targets again Royal Mail chief operating officer Alistair Cochrane said its quality of service ‘is not yet where we want it to be’.
International Business Times UK · May 21, 2025 Royal Mail Hits Major EV Milestone as It Accelerates Towards Net-Zero by 2040 The commitment from the UK's premier postal service signals a growing shift into EV use in the country.
Evening Standard · May 14, 2025 New stamps celebrate CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia The main set of eight stamps features pictures specially commissioned for Royal Mail by British illustrator Keith Robinson.
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 More than 50,000 children contact veterans through VE Mail Together Coalition, which organises the VE Mail programme, said more than 1,300 schools and youth organisations had requested a letter from a veteran.
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Royal Mail owner’s £3.6bn takeover approved by shareholders Investors holding 80% of the group’s share capital had approved the takeover by Wednesday afternoon, making the offer ‘unconditional’, EP announced.
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 UK-Thai deal sees 90% reduction in cannabis smuggling by post, Home Office says Extra checks are taking place in Thailand and Border Force have detected 1.5 tonnes of cannabis coming through the post in the first quarter of 2025.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Home Office tackles mail-order dealers after huge amount of cannabis posted to UK Over 15 tonnes of cannabis was detected by Border Force, with the support of Royal Mail, in the last quarter of 2024
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025 Special stamps to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day Images of Dame Vera Lynn from different aspects of her wartime career are included.
TechRadar · Apr 22, 2025 How are Nespresso coffee pods recycled? Discover what happens behind the scenes Coffee capsules are quick and convenient, but make more waste than fresh grounds – so what happens to it?
Golf Monthly · Apr 18, 2025 Rory McIlroy Career Grand Slam Celebrated With Royal Mail Postmark Rory McIlroy's Masters win, which made him the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam, was celebrated with a special postmark by the Royal Mail