(Reuters) -Royal Mail operator International Distribution Services on Wednesday said rising costs and macroeconomic uncertainty would continue to impact margins into 2026, after reporting slower revenue growth in the first half of fiscal year 2025-2026. For the six months ended September 28, its group revenue grew 1.6% to 6.45 billion …
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Royal Mail’s plans to ditch second-class deliveries on Saturdays across the UK will not be rolled out until early next year, the postal service has said. It has been running a pilot across 35 delivery offices to overhaul letter delivery services, including scrapping second-class deliveries on Saturdays and changing the …
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The postal giant was slapped with the third-largest fine ever imposed by Ofcom last month 11:42, 12 Nov 2025Updated 11:56, 12 Nov 2025 Royal Mail vans.(Image: PA) Royal Mail bosses have issued an update to customers on proposed changes that were tipped to come into effect before the end of …
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Anne stood solemnly as she joined Singaporean and British veterans in a minute’s silence at the Kranji War Cemetery in the Asian city-state on Wednesday before it began to pour with rain. The princess, who is the president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), which manages the cemetery, has …
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ROYAL Mail has delayed a huge change to deliveries until early next year. The postal service will not roll out changes to ditch second class letter deliveries on Saturdays more widely across the UK until early next year. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Royal Mail has delayed …
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The company was given the green light to start making the reforms from the end of July (Royal Mail/PA) (PA Media) The owner of Royal Mail has said it will not roll out changes that will see it ditch second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays more widely across the UK until …
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Zhimin Qian fleeced 128,000 people out of money (Picture: Metropolitan Police/Metro) The mastermind behind a multibillion-pound bitcoin fraud operation was finally snared after a police raid on a mansion in leafy Hampstead. Today, Zhimin Qian was jailed for 11 years and eight months after masterminding a scam which led UK police …
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A historic hotel has been revitalised with an extensive renovation, including a new bistro, expansive beer garden and refreshed boutique accommodation. The Royal Mail Hotel at Tewantin officially reopened on Tuesday after a months-long transformation. Manager Dan Crocks said the pub, first established in the 1880s, had been renewed as …
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