Royal Mail issued a threat to put its loss-making postal service into administration, it emerged on Tuesday, amid escalating talks with union chiefs. According to the Telegraph, the postal operator – part of the recently-renamed International Distributions Services – had warned unions that it could place the regulated part of …

Royal Mail bosses have considered putting its struggling postal business into administration as a long-running dispute with unions shows no sign of resolution, it emerged overnight.  Negotiations between the company and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are teetering on the edge of collapse, and it is thought insolvency may be …

Prince Harry has claimed his teenage years were ‘largely deprived’ due to the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, calling the ‘unlawful actions’ of Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) a ‘major betrayal’ of promises made to improve media conduct following the untimely death of his mother. Making a surprise appearance at …

Harry is one of seven people bringing claims against the publisher over denied allegations it carried out or commissioned illegal or unlawful information-gathering, along with Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon and Sir Elton John. The allegations include the hiring of private investigators to place listening devices inside cars, the “blagging” …

After a month-on-month decline during the first few weeks of 2023, the number of ransomware attacks tracked in the wild soared by 45% in February, largely driven by an increase in LockBit activity, according to proprietary data published today by NCC Group. NCC’s Global Threat Intelligence Team recorded 240 ransomware …

Unbound Group, the owner of British footwear retailer Hotter Shoes, is considering accepting a takeover bid by knitwear specialist WoolOvers Group Limited. In a statement Tuesday, Unbound said it is “in discussions with WoolOvers Group in relation to a possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued …

“As a result, some mail posted in the South West of England, due for delivery in parts of the South East, Midlands, North East, North West of England and parts of Scotland may arrive later than planned.” In the latest update this morning, Royal Mail shared that deliveries are operating …

With the situation described by insiders as “precarious”, Royal Mail is pressing ahead with plans to unilaterally make sweeping changes to working practices if the CWU rejects the latest pay offer. These include greater use of technology to automate sorting and other manual processes, as well as extending the working …

Postal workers at Royal Mail are poised to stage a fresh wave of strikes after Easter as talks stalled, amid a “scandalous” threat by bosses to put the company into administration. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents about 115,000 postal workers, is close to agreeing multiple strike dates to …

The price of every day essentials has continued to rise in line with soaring inflation in recent months. And many household bills – from council tax to phone and broadband plans – will further increase next month. Even postage stamps are affected – with the price set to be hiked …