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Boss of Royal Mail owner sees pay more than triple to nearly £7m

Martin Seidenberg was paid £6.9 million in salary, bonuses and long-term incentive awards for the year to March 31.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail sees annual earnings tumble as employee costs surge

Royal Mail’s operating profits dropped to £96 million in the year to March 31, down from £198 million the previous year.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail boss’s pay package triples to £6.9m despite profits slide

Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company IDS, handed payouts after takeover of UK postal service

The Guardian - UK

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Royal Mail increases annual earnings despite staff cost pressures

Royal Mail saw annual underlying earnings rise to £5 million, up from £2 million a year earlier, as revenues lifted 2.6% to £8.4 billion.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail earnings jump ahead of major delivery changes

Royal Mail is under increasing pressure to improve service levels following an Ofcom investigation

The Independent UK

Royal Mail blames bad weather and sickness for late deliveries

Strain on service means rounds are missed on a daily basis and parcels are prioritised over letters, says report

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail in talks to end dispute with union over second class post changes

IDS said the changes have been delayed for over six months as it remains at loggerheads with the Communications Workers Union on the plans.

Evening Standard

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Royal Mail not rolling out further changes to second-class post until early 2026

The firm has been running a pilot to overhaul letter delivery services, including scrapping second-class deliveries on Saturdays.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail announces update on controversial changes to postal deliveries

Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21m last month after millions of letters arrived late across the UK

The Independent UK

Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS

The Guardian - UK

Indiana University orders school paper to cease print edition and fires director of student media

Editors at the Indiana Daily Student say administration’s move to control news content amounts to censorship

The Guardian - US

Royal Mail to take over thousands of UK convenience stores

Royal Mail also announced they will hire around 20,000 temporary workers ahead of Christmas

The Independent UK

Thousands of Collect+ shops to rebrand to Royal Mail after owner buys stake

International Distribution Services announced it had acquired a 49% stake in Collect+ with a £43.9 million investment.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail issues warning over cuts to second-class deliveries

In its first set of figures since being taken over by EP Group, Royal Mail has returned to profit

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Royal Mail move to scrap second class post on Saturdays to take ‘many months’

Royal Mail said it had started ‘detailed work’ ahead of rolling out the changes nationwide, but that it will continue well into 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out

Firm returns to profit a year after parent IDS agreed to acquisition by Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

Evening Standard

Royal Mail returns to profit after ‘year of change’

Royal Mail delivered underlying earnings, excluding voluntary redundancy costs, of £12 million for the year to March 31.

Evening Standard

Czech billionaire Kretinsky named chairman of Royal Mail after takeover

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group closed its £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s owner earlier this month.

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The Guardian - UK

Emma Gilthorpe resigns as Royal Mail chief executive after just a year

Move comes weeks after delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský

The Independent UK

Royal Mail owner’s £3.6bn takeover approved by shareholders

Investors holding 80% of the group’s share capital had approved the takeover by Wednesday afternoon, making the offer ‘unconditional’, EP announced.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail asks Ofcom to let it offer tracking for every parcel sent in UK

Company wants regulator to remove rule preventing it from offering tracking on standard services

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail takeover deal by Czech billionaire to be finalised this month

Daniel Křetínský clears final regulatory hurdles for £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail service ‘worst I’ve known’, say people who rely on postal deliveries

Experiences shared with the Guardian include stories of late medical letters, small business disruption and more

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom delivers relief for Royal Mail at snail’s pace – too late to stop Czech takeover

Regulator finally cuts Royal Mail some slack on its service obligations. But what if it had done so sooner?

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail on track to return to annual profit after strong Christmas

Owner highlights parcel deliveries performance as £3.6bn takeover by Czech billionaire nears completion

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