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Royal Mail will deliver 219 million letters late this year, even after the postal service raised stamp prices. The company has insisted its quality of service is improving, with more than 92pc of all letters arriving on or before their due delivery date this year so far. But MPs have …

By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 11:00 EST, 6 March 2026 | Updated: 11:03 EST, 6 March 2026 A first class stamp will rise in price by 10p next month despite Royal Mail’s repeated failure to meet delivery targets. First class stamps will cost £1.80 from April 7 while second class …

Royal Mail has been called in to face a committee of MPs who have raised concerns about “chaos” in the postal service since Christmas and suggestions … Source link

Royal Mail has insisted it needs to 'urgently' roll out changes that will see second-class post scrapped on Saturdays (Royal Mail/PA). PA Media. Source link

The Culture Secretary has intervened and launched a probe into The Telegraph’s proposed £500 million takeover by the owner of the Daily Mail over competition concerns. It comes a month after Lisa Nandy had said she was “minded to intervene” on public interest grounds. On Thursday, she confirmed in a …

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are to meet with Ofcom after the communications regulator supported their concerns around Royal Mail postal delays. Councillors have previously discussed the apparent prioritising of parcels over letters which has led to delays in the delivery of letters, including for important medical appointments, which are …

An MP has urged a regulator to investigate delays and disruption to postal deliveries across a County Durham community. Residents in Wingate, Blackhall and Hesleden villages have criticised Royal Mail for missing letters about key hospital appointments and bills. Royal Mail apologised and said the delays were partly down to …

Royal Mail failed to deliver letters to 16million people on time over Christmas, a watchdog has found. The ‘dreadful festive slump’ was a 50 per cent increase from December 2024, when 10.7million people saw letters arrive late, Citizens Advice said. The staggering number of late deliveries over Christmas 2025, which …

Persistent delays to postal deliveries across Fermanagh continue to cause concern for residents and public representatives, despite assurances from regulator Ofcom and repeated financial penalties imposed on Royal Mail. Alison McCullagh, Chief Executive of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. (Image: FODC) Correspondence between Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and Ofcom …

By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 04:26 EST, 29 November 2025 | Updated: 04:38 EST, 29 November 2025 Royal Mail has apologised for delays in delivery and collection services in parts of the UK. The national postal services said the delays were due to local issues, such as high levels …