Royal Mail
Postal service company in the United Kingdom
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The Royal Mail Group Limited, trading as Royal Mail, is a British postal service and courier company. It is owned by International Distributions Services. It operates the brands Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide (parcels). The company used the name Consignia for a brief period in the early 2000s but changed it afterwards.
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Royal Mail bidder Kretinsky holds talks with Reynolds over £3.6bn deal The Czech billionaire who wants to take full control of Royal Mail has held private talks with the new business secretary to reassure him about his plans for one of Britain's most important companies.Sky News - Published | |
First post box with King's cypher installedThe first post box bearing King Charles's cypher has been installed, the Royal Mail has said.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail union not won over by Czech bidder's commitmentsThe commitments offered by the Czech tycoon seeking to buy Royal Mail's parent firm do not go far enough, according to the union leader representing its 112,000 UK frontline workers.Sky News - Published | |
Who is the 'Czech Sphinx' set to take charge of the UK's postal service?Daniel Kretinsky is on the cusp of becoming the new man in charge of the Royal Mail.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail owner agrees to £3.6bn takeover by 'Czech Sphinx'The owners of Royal Mail have agreed to a £3.6bn takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Post Office boss admits removing reference to Horizon system from Royal Mail legal documentFormer Post Office boss Paula Vennells has admitted to amending the legal document Royal Mail issued to would-be investors before it became publicly owned to remove mention of the flawed Horizon IT..Sky News - Published | |
Sub-postmasters and a top executive don't believe key Post Office boss's accountThe account of the Post Office's former chief executive about what she knew during key years of the firm's scandal is not believed by the former CEO of Royal Mail, the inquiry into the injustice has..Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail 'minded' to accept £3.5bn takeover proposal by Czech billionaireThe owner of Royal Mail has said it is "minded" to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail owner could be taken over by Czech billionaireThe owner of Royal Mail has rejected an attempt by its biggest shareholders to take over the business but another bid is in the works.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail 'investigating' claims of problems with barcoded stamps 'after customers fined'Royal Mail is reportedly investigating a problem with barcoded stamps following claims people have been wrongly fined to collect post because the stamps were deemed to be fake.Sky News - Published | |
Mansion once owned by Royal Mail fraudster is now for sale - with £2.75m guide priceA five-bedroom mansion once owned by a scammer who defrauded Royal Mail of £70m is for sale after being seized.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail to hike stamp prices againThe Royal Mail will raise the price of stamps again next month as the company struggles with a decline in the number of letters being posted.Sky News - Published | |
Royal Mail shake-up could allow letter deliveries just three days a weekRoyal Mail could be allowed to deliver letters just three days per week, under a series of options outlined by the industry regulator to help the company run a sustainable service.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail service review 'predetermined', union leader claimsA review of Royal Mail's letter delivery obligations that could see Saturday post scrapped is "predetermined", according to an industry union leader.Sky News - Published |
Ofcom paves way for Royal Mail to axe Saturday postOfcom will next week outline options for reforming Royal Mail's service obligations that could pave the way for the abolition of Saturday postal deliveries amid warnings from the company's boss that it..Sky News - Published | Royal Mail reports £319m half-year loss - and blames economy and strikesRoyal Mail's parent firm says the tough economy has knocked its recovery from the bitter pay dispute with frontline staff, reporting half-year losses of £319m.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail is fined £5.6m for missing delivery targetsRoyal Mail has been fined £5.6m by the industry regulator for missing targets covering both first and second-class deliveries.Sky News - Published | When you should send your Christmas cards revealed after new festive stamps go on saleRoyal Mail has revealed new stamps for Christmas 2023 - and shared the best dates for posting your cards to make sure they get delivered on time.Sky News - Published |
Dame Shirley Bassey stamps issued by Royal Mail to celebrate her 70-year careerA set of stamps honouring Dame Shirley Bassey's 70 years in showbiz has been issued by Royal Mail - its first set dedicated to a solo female music artist.Sky News - Published | 'My father was one of the Great Train Robbers - and I spent five years on the run with him'In August 1963, a group of 15 robbers boarded a Royal Mail train travelling from Glasgow to London and stole about £2.6m.Sky News - Published |
Teenagers charged after 'tampering with parcels on Royal Mail train'Two teenagers have been charged after allegedly tampering with parcels on a Royal Mail train.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail strikes over as postal workers vote to accept pay dealThe dispute between Royal Mail and staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has officially come to an end after months of bitter exchanges.Sky News - Published |
Surge in dog attacks on Royal Mail workers - with worst offending postcodes revealedRoyal Mail has reported a surge in dog attacks on postal workers - with Tunbridge Wells in Kent named as the worst offending postcode.Sky News - Published | Strike-damaged Royal Mail delivers £1bn annual lossRoyal Mail's parent firm has reported £748m in annual operating losses, driven by the crisis within the UK business that was dogged by strikes and poor performance.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail could face fine as Ofcom investigates missed targets Royal Mail is again being investigated by the communications regulator over its missed delivery targets.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson resignsThe Royal Mail chief executive is to step down, parent firm International Distributions Services has announced.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail chief in talks to put stamp on exit plan The chief executive of Royal Mail is in advanced talks to leave the company just weeks after his credibility was questioned by MPs investigating the performance of the former state-owned monopoly.Sky News - Published | New stamps celebrating coronation show King's crowning and causesFour new stamps have been issued to celebrate the upcoming coronation and causes King Charles "has dedicated his life of public service to", Royal Mail has said.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail dispute almost over as union agrees to put terms to a vote The most bitter UK industrial dispute of the last year is on the verge of being settled as the union representing 112,000 frontline Royal Mail workers agrees to recommend the terms of a peace deal.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach agreement on pay and employment termsRoyal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms.Sky News - Published |
No agreement as pay talks end between Royal Mail and the CWU Talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union over a long-running pay dispute have ended without an agreement.Sky News - Published | New stamps featuring the King's profile go on sale New Royal Mail stamps bearing the profile of the King will go on general sale from today - marking a key milestone in the monarch's reign.Sky News - Published |
Union set to announce fresh Royal Mail strike dates The union representing Royal Mail's frontline staff is on the verge on announcing new strike dates, Sky News understands, should a final push to end their long-running dispute fail.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail referred to regulator over 'systemic letter delivery failures' Royal Mail has been referred to the industry regulator by a committee of MPs which has accused the company of failing in its duty to deliver letters six days a week and questioned whether its..Sky News - Published |
Final stamps featuring Queen unveiled by Royal Mail The final set of stamps that will feature the late Queen’s silhouette has been unveiled by Royal Mail.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail acknowledges policy breaches in monitoring postal worker speed The head of Royal Mail has acknowledged policy breaches in monitoring postal workers' delivery speed.Sky News - Published |
Rail workers, nurses and frontline Royal Mail workers to stage fresh strikes Rail workers and nurses will strike again next month, while frontline Royal Mail workers are also threatening a new wave of strikes.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail fires warning shot over jobs and pay as union secures new strike mandateThe union representing 112,000 frontline Royal Mail staff is increasingly "gambling with their members' futures", a company source has told Sky News as a new wave of strikes looms in their bitter row..Sky News - Published |
King's stamp unveiled by Royal Mail - and there's one big difference from the Queen's A key milestone of King Charles's reign has come as Royal Mail unveiled stamps bearing his profile.Sky News - Published | Postal strike called off after legal challenge from Royal MailA two-day strike by postal workers planned for later this month has been called off following a legal challenge by Royal Mail.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail owner puts cost of strikes at £200m Royal Mail's parent firm has raised its estimate for the cost of industrial action so far to £200m and claimed that up to 12,500 union members have worked on strike days.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail boss grilled over £140,000 bonus as union threatens six more months of strikes The CEO of Royal Mail is facing questions over his half-a-million-pound salary and £140,000 bonus - despite the worsening state of the service and workers striking over pay and conditions.Sky News - Published |
Russian-linked ransomware gang behind Royal Mail cyber attack A ransomware gang linked to Russia carried out the Royal Mail cyber attack that suspended international postal deliveries. Sky News - Published | Royal Mail unable to despatch items abroad after 'cyber incident'Royal Mail has said it is facing severe disruption to its international export services after a "cyber incident".Sky News - Published |
Christmas shoppers shrugged off rail strikes but business hurt by Royal Mail disruption UK high streets do not appear to have suffered a major hit from rail strikes in the run-up to Christmas but business has been hurt by industrial action at Royal Mail, according to separate reports.Sky News - Published | 'They've got us by the b****' - striking Royal Mail worker fears reprisals after Christmas A striking Royal Mail worker has voiced fears up to 25,000 staff could be sacked and new working conditions imposed on those left after the core Christmas season has finished.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail staff and university lecturers strike today as industrial unrest continues Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will walk out over pay disputes today as strikes continue across the country.Sky News - Published | Royal Mail strikes: How they will affect your letters and parcels and what services are open Royal Mail staff are taking strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and the company's modernisation plans.Sky News - Published |
Royal Mail's 'best and final' offer to avoid Black Friday strikes rejected Royal Mail says it has delivered a "best and final" offer to the union representing its frontline workers, in a bid to avert a 48-hour strike to begin on Thursday and covering the Black Friday shopping..Sky News - Published | Black Friday threat as Royal Mail staff begin 'disastrous' 48-hour strike Royal Mail workers are beginning a 48-hour strike that the retail sector warns could cripple the Black Friday discount shopping season.Sky News - Published |
