As of April 1, 2025, changes to road tax for standard rate vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) mean that many drivers across the UK will end up paying more to use the roads over the course of the year. The AA has warned that motorists could be subject to paying …

Royal Mail has asked Ofcom to allow it to offer tracking for all parcels sent first or second class around the UK, as the company raised concerns over the communications regulator’s planned shake-up of the postal service. Ofcom has been holding a consultation on a proposed overhaul of the universal …

The Post Office has revealed plans to hand over its remaining directly-owned branches to franchisees by the autumn. It confirmed that it is offloading 108 crown branches which are currently directly owned and run by the company. The process could see the sites taken over by other businesses, while others …

… Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme. The Committee supports the Cabinet Office Board, which provides strategic and operational leadership for the … Source link

Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail, which Margaret Thatcher refused to privatise, will be controlled by Daniel Kretinsky, a Czech billionaire who is co-owner of one football club, Sparta Prague, and an investor in another, West Ham United. Perhaps British stamps will soon carry …

Next time you send a letter in Britain, why not have it spirited to the recipient by one of the fascinating heroes, monsters or spirits of British and Irish folklore? From Selkies to Beowulf to Finn McCool or Blodeuwedd, eight of the most enchanting characters and creatures from our ancient …

Sainsbury's has launched a new partnership with Royal Mail to install parcel lockers at stores across the UK, Source link

International Distribution Services plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) Company Number: 8680755 LSE Share Code: IDS ISIN:  GB00BDVZYZ77 LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70   9 April 2025   ROYAL MAIL RESPONDS TO OFCOM CONSULTATION ON THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE   International Distribution Services plc (IDS.L) announces that Royal Mail has today submitted its response …

It comes as the supermarket has announced a long-term partnership, introducing parcel lockers for customers at its many shops. Royal Mail first launched its parcel locker network in December last year to meet “surging demand” for convenient parcel drop-off and collection points. Parcel lockers were also introduced to cater to …

The cost of a Royal Mail first class stamp rose again this week, and it will now cost more than double what it did just five years ago, in 2020. A survey found that more than two-thirds of Brits find the rising cost to be unfair. Have your say! Are …