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“Saluting 60 years of rock rebellion.” The Who’s 60th anniversary to be celebrated by special Royal Mail stamps set

The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps in honour of The Who’s formation in 1964

Louder

The sleepy village hit by a mystery poison pen letter scandal likened to TV drama Bridgerton

One resident of Shiptonthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire received a blank Christmas card that was simply filled with the word ‘c*nt’

The Independent UK

Voices: Should we be worried by the Russian business links of the man trying to buy Royal Mail?

With an interest in a pipeline for Russian gas, the Czech billionaire is now facing ministerial scrutiny. But that might be the least of the problems facing anyone running Britain’s postal service, writes Chris Blackhurst

The Independent UK

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Postal vote fears as Londoners say they still haven't received ballots

The postal service said it is working with local authorities ‘to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible’

Evening Standard

What will Royal Mail’s takeover mean for customers and postal workers?

The billionaire Daniel Křetínský, AKA the Czech Sphinx, is poised to buy the business – but what does he have planned?

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - It’s too expensive to send a letter — we should renationalise Royal Mail, not sell it abroad

The other day I got the shock of my life at the post office where I was sending a letter to Ireland to find the nice man on the counter was asking me for £2.50 for a stamp. Two. Pounds. Fifty. “What,” I said weakly. “Yep,” he said, plainly used…

Evening Standard

Paula Vennells: key disclosures from first day at Post Office Horizon inquiry

Former chief executive says she was ‘too trusting’ of subordinates and was advised to deny Fujitsu had remote access to terminals

The Guardian - UK

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Paula Vennells shown damning text from ex-Royal Mail chief over Post Office scandal: ‘I think you knew’

‘I think you knew,’ the ex-Post Office boss was told by Canadian-born Moya Greene, who was in charge of the Royal Mail for eight years

The Independent UK

Royal Mail urged to investigate claims of Chinese-made fake stamps

Minister says he will work with business to investigate, while China dismisses suggestion of state role as ‘absurd’

The Guardian - UK

Working for the Royal Mail sounded like an ideal job. But I discovered it’s falling apart, just like its vans

My year there was marked by crumbling depots, staff constantly leaving and impossible targets. This once-great institution is on its knees, says former postie Gareth Roberts

The Guardian - UK

Plans for Royal Mail delivery cuts could risk patient safety, NHS leaders warn

Head of NHS Providers says proposed reduction of second-class deliveries to two days a week would be ‘extremely unhelpful’

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail delivers for its shareholders, but not for us

Letters: Readers respond to Aditya Chakrabortty’s piece on the slow demise of the postal service

The Guardian - UK

So this is how the Royal Mail ends: killed by lying politicians, lousy managers and ruthless moneymen

The decline of this great institution is a story in microcosm of how so many aspects of British life have been degraded, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail could deliver post just three days a week under shock Ofcom proposals

Cost cutting options laid out by regulator could save the company up to £650 million a year

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak opposes potential end to Saturday post by Royal Mail

The Government previously rejected a request from the Royal Mail to halt Saturday deliveries

The Independent UK

‘An honour’: Spice Girls react as Royal Mail releases stamps celebrating band’s 30th anniversary

Record-breaking girl group have been honoured by a special collection of stamps from the Royal Mail

The Guardian - UK

Honours, abdications and fireworks in the sky – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mail and Evri Christmas 2023 post deadlines

Evri and the Royal Mail have shared their latest recommended posting dates for your mail to arrive in time for Christmas

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The Guardian - UK

Tell us your experiences of the Royal Mail postal service

We would like to hear about your experiences of the postal service

The Guardian - UK

Jon Daniel and the black Britons who should be on a postage stamp

Letters: James McCarthy celebrates the late designer who campaigned to put black heroes on stamps. Plus recommendations from Marietta Crichton Stuart, Owen Knight and Jackie King

The Independent UK

First class stamp rises to record price

Citizens Advice has called for the firm to be held to account over ‘rocketing prices’

Daily Mirror

Posh town revealed as UK capital for dog bites on posties as attacks surge

There have been nearly 2,000 dog bites on postal workers in a surge in attacks with the hotspot for incidents taking place in an upmarket town where there were 65 cases alone

Evening Standard

Revealed: Britain’s worst hotspots for dog attacks on postal workers as Royal Mail reports surge

Postwoman was off work for six months after being mauled by a ‘big dog’ in Eltham

Wales Online

2,000 dog attacks on postal workers last year as incidents surge

"I can remember the dog pulling me to the floor then letting go of my elbow and then trying to bite into the back of my neck"

The Independent UK

Surge in dog attacks on postal workers revealed by Royal Mail

Some 1,916 dog attacks on postal workers were reported last year.

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