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Royal Mail to stop using its own freight trains after almost 200 years

Company to decommission its remaining trains, with plans to increase amount of post it moves by road

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail goes ahead with cuts to UK flights despite takeover

Three more freight flights to go this month as parent company’s CEO Martin Seidenberg pursues transformation

The Guardian - UK

Thames, Tata, Shein – it won’t be business as usual for Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds

The new business secretary will have big calls to make within a few days of sitting down at his desk

The Guardian - UK

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Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party

The Guardian - AU

Starmer urges minister to meet Royal Mail over postal vote delay fears

Labour leader says Post Office minister should urgently ‘get on with the job’ of sorting out problem

The Guardian - UK

Has your postal vote still not arrived? Here's what to do

The Telegraph says more than 90 constituencies, including those of cabinet ministers, have raised concerns about ballots failing to arrive

Evening Standard

Patrick Harvie blames 'deeply irresponsible' Rishi Sunak for postal vote 'chaos'

RISHI Sunak’s “deeply irresponsible” decision to call an election in the Scottish school holidays at short notice has sparked chaos with the…

The National (Scotland)

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Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays

Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return them

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak dismisses John Swinney's concerns about postal votes

RISHI Sunak has dismissed concerns some people could be disenfranchised by delays to receiving postal votes – despite Scottish councils having to…

The National (Scotland)

What should I do if my postal vote doesn't arrive in time?

TWO Scottish councils have issued updates amid concerns about delays to postal votes ahead of the election.

The National (Scotland)

Fat fees for Royal Mail’s advisers, no detail for its shareholders

The offer document for proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company couldn’t be more vague

The Guardian - UK

Union calls for Royal Mail staff to get ‘serious stake’ in service after takeover

Daniel Křetínský, who is bidding £3.6bn for the business, has hinted at ‘incentive scheme’ for workers if successful

The Guardian - UK

L&G to sell Glencore stake over thermal coal concerns; global economy ‘on track’ for soft landing – as it happened

Some Legal & General Investment Management funds will divest from Glencore Plc on concerns about its production of the most polluting fuel.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner faces £900m class action claim for ‘abusing dominant position’

International Distributions Services served with action over sending out ‘bulk mail’, including bank statements and weekly magazines

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The Conversation

Royal Mail takeover has benefits but poses risk to those reliant on UK’s national postal service

Selling a British institution to a foreign billionaire is a big deal. In the case of Royal Mail, that deal is not yet done, but the company’s board has agreed to the move in principle.

The Guardian - UK

Wake up, fund managers: the Royal Mail bid needs more scrutiny

Big shareholders should speak out on whether the Daniel Křetínský-led £3.6bn takeover offer represents a fair price

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch urged to scrutinise business links of Royal Mail bidder Křetínský

Business secretary is due to meet Czech tycoon to discuss a takeover the Guardian has raised questions about

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail bidders, paradise islands and Prague properties: questions asked over Daniel Křetínský’s business links

Czech billionaire’s long-time business partners linked to controversial global property deals

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The Guardian - UK

Postal workers union wants Royal Mail staff to have stake in business

CWU calls for new business model and says commitments for takeover do not ‘go far, or long enough’

France 24

Royal Mail owner agrees to takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky

A centuries-old British institution is set to be sold to a foreign firm. Royal Mail's parent company has accepted a £3.6 billion takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP group. Privatised about a decade ago, the postal service that dates back to Tudor times has struggled in the era…

The Guardian - UK

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

Royal Mail’s foreign sale could put a 500-year-old national service in jeopardy

Czech tycoon’s private buyout of UK postal group would come with very limited assurances – and a weight of added debt

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Czech Investor Acquires Royal Mail In .6 Billion Deal

Czech investor Daniel Kretínský's EP Group acquires Britain's Royal Mail for .6 billion, ensuring continuity of service.

International Business Times

UK's Royal Mail Buyout: Who Is Czech Billionaire Kretinsky?

A billionaire with interests in football clubs, media outlets, supermarkets and now the potential new owner of Britain's Royal Mail, Czech Daniel Kretinsky retains a stubbornly low profile internationally.

Evening Standard

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…

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