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Royal Mail has shipped 117 million more parcels than last year during lockdown as the pandemic triggered a boom in ecommerce. The postal specialist said parcel volumes were up 38% while its domestic account parcel volumes, which exclude Amazon deliveries, saw 64% growth. However the letters market continues to be …

(Adds details on volumes, context) July 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail said on Tuesday it had shipped 117 million more parcels in the June-ended quarter than last year, as people and businesses shifted to online sales during the coronavirus-led lockdown. The company has had a turbulent few years with …

The Royal Mail Defined Benefit Cash Balance Scheme (DBCBS) deficit has grown to £177m as at 31 March 2020, up from £72m at 31 March 2019. The scheme, which has been in place since 1 April 2018, is a transitional arrangement until Royal Mail’s proposed collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme …

The life of former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton is to be commemorated by a special postmark applied to mail sent in England and Ireland. The former Leeds United defender, who won the World Cup with England in 1966, died on July 10 aged 85. After a successful career …

… have raised speculation that he may soon begin actively trying to influence the group's future direction. Royal Mail shares rose 2p to 184p on Friday. Source link

Teacher torn over what colour to paint her front door is given a helping hand from her postman – and social media users praise the Royal Mail worker for their ‘great taste’ Elizabeth Pocklington, from Nottingham, was struggling to pick a colour for door Painted various swatches on the front …

Czech energy tycoon Daniel Kretinsky today bought another big chunk of Royal Mail, lifting his shareholding up to 12.1% as part of his gamble that the company’s shares are drastically cheap. The billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx for his secretive ways now owns a stake worth £222 million after …

Coronavirus tests supplied by a Northern Ireland firm have been pulled over safety fears. Health secretary Matt Hancock said during a statement in the House of Commons that the use of the Covid-19 testing kits is being “paused” across the UK. The government confirmed the NHS Test and Trace service …

Niall McGinn has spoken out about the abuse he has received at the hands of a minority of Scottish football fans. The former Celtic man and Co Tyrone native has had to deal with sectarian abuse and worse since arriving from Derry City in 2009, reports The Daily Record. In …

Residents in part of Merseyside claim they still aren’t receiving any post or parcels – with some saying they’ve had nothing through their doors for as long as seven weeks. Some people living within the L30 postcode claim they are still yet to receive any of their post from the …