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Collection times at Royal Mail' s post boxes will move forward to between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

The Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury was evacuated when the basement filled with smoke. More: continued here

Collection times at thousands of post boxes are to be brought forward under plans that will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their rounds. Royal Mail said the changes will ensure it is able to maintain its estate of 115,000 post boxes, despite a 33% drop in volumes …

BBC News Scottish Government's Royal Mail nationalisation pledge 'uncosted'Public FinanceThe business, skills and innovation select committee said in a report on business issues raised by next month's referendum that taking Royal Mail back into public ownership 'may well be an attractive campaigning tool'. However, information was lacking …Independent Scotland based …

BBC News Royal Mail cuts half its later collection timesBBC NewsRoyal Mail said many post boxes no longer cover their costs: "Rather than decommission uneconomic postboxes, while staying within the regulated density requirement, Royal Mail will ensure their viability by improving the efficiency of its collections … More: continued here

Collection times at almost half the Royal Mail's collection boxes will be brought forward to between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office evacuated in smoke dramashropshirestar.comThe Royal Mail sorting office in Shrewsbury was evacuated when the basement filled with smoke. Fire crews at the scene. Tweet. But firefighters found the smoke had been sucked in through an air vent from outside where workmen were burning lines off …

Ofcom reveals extent of Royal Mail's letter delivery competitionPost and ParcelThe union, which has been lobbying along with Royal Mail to have universal service-type standards imposed on rival TNT Post UK, said a new report from Ofcom revealing a “steep” decline in mail volumes in the UK showed the need …

MPs warn a renationalised Royal Mail would lose profits to EnglandHerald ScotlandThe report is also expected to say it would be extremely expensive to buy back Royal Mail shares sold off to private investors by the Coalition and which have since soared in value. The shares were sold at 330p …

The Guardian Royal Mail weighed down by parcels competitionThe GuardianIt thinks Royal Mail will fail to achieve its target of a 0.5% improvement in profit margin this year and will get 0.3% instead. At a £9bn-turnover business, fractions of a percentage point matter, and the currency effect isn't helping the …