Solar-powered postboxes with an extra-large slot for parcels are being trialled by Royal Mail. The firm says it is the biggest change to the design of the red postbox since its introduction more than 175 years ago. Five postboxes are currently being piloted – one in Fowlmere in Cambridgeshire, and …

A month ago, just one or two more rate cuts were predicted for 2025  By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 04:59 EDT, 9 April 2025 Investors have ramped-up bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts amid growing fears the outbreak of a trade war will weigh heavily on economic growth. Signs …

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said an agreement between the Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a new barcode system specifically for processing NHS letters would “ensure patients get their appointment information when they need it”. A letter to Ofcom, seen by the Telegraph, and co-signed both NHS and …

By CALUM MUIRHEAD CHIEF CITY REPORTER Published: 19:37 EDT, 9 April 2025 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 9 April 2025 First-class post may no longer be delivered within three days without increasing prices for customers, Royal Mail warned yesterday. The group also claimed that the watering down of delivery targets would …

ROYAL Mail has revealed a huge shake-up to its famous red postboxes. The postal giant has given its iconic design a makeover, and people are bound to hate it. 2 The postal giant has given its iconic design a modern makeover, with new solar-powered postboxes popping up in parts of …

Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago”, the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing …

The new addition is in place for Sainsbury’s stores in Clapham, Desborough, Kempshott, Low Hall, Kidderminster and Chislehurst Six new Sainsbury’s stores have a new service(Image: PAUL STARR Photographer) Sainsbury’s has announced a major new addition coming to its stores, as part of a new partnership between them and Royal …

At today’s Annual General Meeting of Austrian Post, almost 600 shareholders and their representatives exercised their voting rights, more than 300 of whom were physically present in the Aula der Wissenschaften in Vienna. A further 626 shareholders took part by postal vote. All agenda items were approved. The Management Board …

Oil (CL=F, BZ=F) prices are being influenced by a mix of supply and demand factors. Rebecca Babin, CIBC senior energy trader, joins Trader Talk podcast host Kenny Polcari on Catalysts to discuss how global tariffs, particularly in nations like India and China, could influence future demand. To watch more expert …

Postal workers and their supporters rally against job cuts and privatization of the US Postal Service at a rally in New York City, March 20, 2025 United States postal workers are facing an existential crisis. President Trump and Elon Musk are planning to privatize the United States Postal Service, threatening …