Royal Mail has said its sale to the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky risks triggering a financial squeeze, raising fresh fears about the potential threat to the postal service from his debt-fuelled takeover. Parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) has said that nearly £2.4bn of loans could be called in as …

Open this photo in gallery: A soldier stands next to the Royal Regina Rifles statue in this April 6 handout photo during a previewing ceremony at the Saskatchewan War Memorial in Regina.Brandt Industries Media Team/The Canadian Press A statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany 80 years ago will …

He writes of watching the first salvos blasting over the heads of the troops in landing craft heading – like ‘ants’ – for the French coast. He describes German torpedo attacks ‘narrowly’ missing his Royal Navy ship – three times. But what makes this previously unseen witness account of D-Day …

The Royal Mail has broken its silence after being accused of stopping deliveries and post on streets and roads where dogs bark. The Royal Mail is stopping delivering to a street in Shropshire “because of barking dogs” say furious locals. Royal Mail has stopped delivering mail to a street of …

A row has broken out on a street for retirees after Royal Mail stopped deliveries (Picture: Shropshire Star/SWNS) A row has broken out on a street for retirees after Royal Mail stopped deliveries ‘because of a barking dog’. Brian, a Patterdale terrier, is the residents’ ‘security alarm’ on Alan Gutridge Drive …

I’ve been investing monthly into a Fidelity stocks and shares Isa across four different funds for the past 25 years. My plan was that as I got older and the Isa got fat, I’d sell some of the funds on a high note and ‘Isa transfer’ the cash to other, …

The first of three streets on the new housing development at the former home of York City – Bootham Crescent – has been named Alf Patrick Court after legendary York City goalscorer Alf Patrick who died aged 100 in 2021. As The Press first reported back in December 2022, following submissions put forward by fans …

What are your rights if you’ve returned an item by post and the company says they never received it? Or if your delivery never turned up in the first place? Money blog reader Lee asked: “I purchased two pairs of shorts from Nike a year ago. I shortly after returned …

On what would have been her 88th birthday in January, Charles Spencer paid a loving tribute to his mother. The historian, 60, remembered Frances Shand Kydd with ‘love and gratitude’ as he took to social media to post a selection of newspaper cuttings – including one announcing the birth of his …

Royal Mail stamp prices could continue to surge in the coming years, its potential buyer Daniel Kretinsky warned over the weekend. Source link