The proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has been called in for government review under the National Security and Investment Act. The timetable for the offer has been suspended as a result. In a statement issued on Friday (2 August), International Distribution Services …

On Sunday, Meghan Markle celebrated her 43rd birthday, and the former actress and her husband Prince Harry kept festivities on the down-low—though the couple did commemorate the special day with an interview on CBS News Sunday Morning. Markle’s in-laws also kept any acknowledgement of the duchess’s birthday private and for …

The store was taken over by Harj and Bill Dhesi in November last year.  After seeing the shop through the busy Christmas period, they took the decision to close in February this year for a full re-fit. Mayor of Stevenage, Cllr Jim Brown, cut the ribbon at the official reopening on …

Royal Mail in the UK has introduced a new feature in its app – used to track items and buy postage – that allows customers check if a stamp is genuine or counterfeit. The update has been made possible by the introduction last year of a scannable barcode attached to …

A new post office has opened in Dorking, meaning the town now has a permanent location. As well as letters and parcels the new shop will also have stationery and cards. The new branch has opened on 268 High Street (RH4 1QT) opposite Pizza Express and other restaurants. This central …

PostNL has published its Q2 results revealing “steady progress” with parcels volumes up 6%. Highlights Q2 2024 Outlook 2024 reconfirmed Parcel volumes up 6.0%, with domestic volumes modestly up and continued strong growth from international customers Mail volumes down 1.3% (adjusted for election mail: -5.9%, mainly due to ongoing substitution) …

With the corrugated packaging market experiencing robust growth expected to continue in the coming years, exhibitors at London Packaging Week are seizing this opportunity. The evolution of the corrugated industry continues at pace and is to be realized at London Packaging Week 2024 when the show returns on 11 and …

Proposed True Nottingham scheme at the Bendigo Building site. An injection of £84.5m in funding from London Wall Lending will help Bricks Group to support the delivery of a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development on a former Royal Mail site in Nottingham, East Midlands. The 28-month loan facility will …

Most of the building — which is used as a Royal Mail sorting office — is owned by Legal & General and the council is planning to sell its share of the property to the firm. It bought part of the unit, on Baird Street industrial estate, by compulsory purchase …

Ministers, civil servants, Post Office executives, Fujitsu bosses and lawyers were among the big names to be shamed in the latest epic phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. Some two years in, the statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has so far heard oral evidence …