Ofcom said Royal Mail won back some of the parcel volumes and revenues it lost the previous year because of industrial action. However, the company … Source link
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Royal Mail has declared the cost of first-class stamps will go up by 30p amid ‘very real and urgent’ financial woes in the firm. From October 7, the price of first-class stamp will stand at £1.65, whilst the cost of second-class stamps won’t budge, staying at 85p. As the amount …
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Such a fate would greatly undermine the core purpose of the service. As the Greetings Card Association warns, the proposals appear to take the country “one step closer to the dismantling of a postal service that’s affordable and reliable”. Some would say it stopped being either of those things some time …
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By Jessica Clark Business Reporter Published: 17:38 EDT, 5 September 2024 | Updated: 17:39 EDT, 5 September 2024 Households face losing second-class deliveries on Saturdays. Ofcom yesterday unveiled proposals to let Royal Mail reduce the cheaper post to every other weekday. First-class deliveries would still be six days a week. …
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When’s the last time you bought a postage stamp? Granted, to do that you have to locate a post office which will probably be at the back of an off licence, past piles of confectionery, rather than in one of the handsome municipal buildings where they were once to be …
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The telecoms giant 'fell woefully short of its responsibilities' during an outage in June 2023, which affected calls from more than 12000 people. Source link
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Regulator Ofcom said that it would ban mobile phone carriers and broadband providers from linking prices to high inflation figures in the middle … Source link
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Mrs Javens said that she was told by a postman that they were “prioritising parcels at the moment”. She said: “When the postman came to the door, I asked: ‘Have you not got anything for me?’ He said ‘I’m sorry madam, but they are prioritising parcels at the moment.’” Jon …
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Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex on Good Morning Britain remains the most complained about programme in Ofcom history, as Julia Hartley-Brewer’s show enters the top 10. The media watchdog has marked the 500th edition of its fortnightly broadcast bulletin, first started on January 27 2004, by …
Read More »Royal Mail’s latest £3.57 billion takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group comes against a backdrop of a £300 million operating loss, cuts to delivery days and missed targets. Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services has said it has agreed to an offer which would see EP Group …
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