Royal Mail

Royal Mail increased its operating profit by 4 per cent to £184m in the first half of the financial year, in spite of a drop in revenues and a continuing decline in the number of letters being posted. More: continued here

Goods taken in mail van raidTeleTextPolice are hunting thieves after a second high value theft from a Royal Mail van in Southampton in a month. Special delivery items thought to be jewellery … More: continued here

Royal Mail delivered what looked like impressive half-year numbers yesterday, revealing that operating profits were up 4 per cent to £184m on the same time last year. More: continued here

Royal Mail reports profit, pension deficit remains “daunting challenge”Supply Chain Digital (blog)The Group said the improved profit was despite a drop in overall group revenues due to the continuing decline in mail volumes and the … More: continued here

Return to offenderCambridge NewsBut a sharp-nosed member of staff at Cambridge's Royal Mail sorting offices became suspicious of the package after detecting a "strong smell" of cannabis. … More: continued here

Return to offenderCambridge NewsBut a sharp-nosed member of staff at Cambridge's Royal Mail sorting offices became suspicious of the package after detecting a "strong smell" of cannabis. … More: continued here

Parcelforce to drop Windows 7 compatibility through letterbox in New YearRegisterAs we reported yesterday, The Royal Mail's parcel delivery website has been upsetting some Windows 7 fans, because the service doesn't support Microsoft's … More: continued here

Mail profits up as load lessensScotsmanTHE Royal Mail increased its half-yearly operating profit by £7 million to £184 million despite a continuing decline in the number of letters posted, … More: continued here

The Royal Mail has given warning that its pension deficit is set to climb to an alarming £10bn. More: continued here

ROYAL MAIL STILL POSTS A £7M RISE IN PROFIT DESPITE STRIKESUK ExpressROYAL Mail profits are soaring despite strikes, shrinking postbags and a growing pensions black hole, it was revealed yesterday. … More: continued here