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Royal Mail parent International Distributions Services has put a £200m price tag on the cost of last year’s strike action, and said that asset sales will be required to support cashflow at the postal operator. In a trading update for the nine months to 31 December 2022, IDS said …

T he owner of strike-ravaged Royal Mail today revealed the scale of the devastating impact of industrial action on its profits after strikes brought chaos to the peak Christmas parcel and card delivery season. International Distribution Services said 18 days of industrial action by postal workers —  including seven in …

A dopey drug smuggler was caught by police after his £5,000 cargo of American cannabis was forwarded to a Royal Mail sorting office when he missed a home delivery slot.  Gary Patnett, 37, had been expecting his illicit parcel of ‘Cali’ weed to be delivered to his home after he …

Embattled Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has been recalled to the BEIS committee of MPs over the apparently inaccurate information he gave last week – just as CWU members are re-balloting on further industrial action and a cyber attack continues to disrupt its export parcels business. Earlier this week, …

Friends of a much-loved Derby postman who has died suddenly are raising money to pay for the cost of his funeral. Mark Baker passed away on January 14 aged 57 and already almost £3,000 has been raised. Sean Richards, of Oakwood, said he has been approached by a lot of …

The Royal Mail is in the process of transitioning to barcoded stamps as older versions are to be phased out. Old 1st and 2nd class stamps are to be replaced with similar ones, although they feature a unique barcode alongside the late Queen Elizabeth’s profile. Some might be wondering why …

The chief executive of Royal Mail has been accused of misleading MPs over the treatment of workers and whether the postal service puts parcels ahead of letters. Simon Thompson is to be hauled back in front of the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee following claims that he “gave …

Snail mail! Letter finally arrives at its destination nearly 28 years after it was posted from address 300 miles away A six page letter was in mind condition despite it being nearly 28 years late Sent from Somerset the correspondence detailed 1880s childhood memories By Chloe Louise For Mailonline Published: 12:37 …

Royal Mail have issued a changed to the stamp deadline leaving its customers with questions. Classic stamps are set to become worthless as they are being replaced by ones with barcodes. Recipients can scan the code to watch videos and greeting messages from senders. Customers were originally told to use …

At the end of this month, thousands of Royal Mail customers could be hit with extra postage fees. The company is about to add barcoded stamps to replace the older ones – and that means thousands of stamps may soon be unusable. Customers are now being asked to either use …