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With the general election less than a day away, about 200 postal ballots still not delivered by Royal Mail have left councils anxious. Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan authorities have said they are aware of a delay in the Penarth part of the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency. While Penarth …

Photo Nation.Cymru Ted Peskett Local Democracy Reporter There have been delays in the delivery of hundreds of postal vote ballots to residents in the Vale of Glamorgan. Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council said they were aware of a delay in Royal Mail delivering about 200 postal ballots to …

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‘I feel very angry. I know (my son) is angry,’ said Niven Rennie. One man said his son “has been disenfranchised” after some people failed to receive their ballot papers in time to have their say in the General Election via postal vote. On Tuesday, Royal Mail faced backlash from …

Chinese online retail behemoth JD.com has emerged as a potential bidder for British parcel delivery company Evri, according to sources close to the matter. According to a report from Reuters, the move could see Evri, formerly known as Hermes, valued at approximately £2 billion, including debt. JD.com has reportedly advanced …

Newsletter offer Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive editorial emails from the Byline Times Team. British citizens living abroad have hit out at the Government after they were “effectively disenfranchised” due to postal voting chaos during this election.  Voters from Dublin to Hong Kong have reported not receiving their ballots …

Among the first industrial tests facing an incoming Labour administration is what to do about the Royal Mail. The owner of Britain’s postal system, International Distributions Services (IDS) is proposing to sell a vital part of UK infrastructure to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and a controversial Slovakian finance group, supported …

By Eddie Beaver (July 3, 2024, 7:15 PM BST) — The owner of Royal Mail is facing an estimated £878.5 million ($1.1 billion) collective action, as the representative of potentially 290,000 retail businesses asked the U.K.’s specialist antitrust court to approve the class claim Wednesday…. Law360 is on it, so …

The future of Royal Mail is set to be hamstrung by surging interest payments following Daniel Kretinsky’s debt-fuelled takeover of the postal service. The £3.6bn offer from Mr Kretinsky – known as the “Czech sphinx” – for Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) risks trebling its borrowing costs …

Close results in constituencies at the election could be challenged in the high court because of delayed postal votes, experts have said. Caroline Morris, a barrister and reader in public law at Queen Mary University of London, said people could get a hearing if four constituents petition the high court …