Royal Mail owner’s chair seeks to charm investors after Czech billionaire’s bid Keith Williams says £3.1bn offer from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group is opportunistic and undervalues IDS The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal Royal Mail admits its scanners ‘make mistakes’ but stands by the process it uses to detect fakes as ‘robust’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Regulators leave Royal Mail vulnerable to ‘corporate predators’, says investor Shareholder calls for softening of postal service’s obligations after failed takeover bid by Czech billionaire for owner IDS The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024
Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions – and the company should not slip into private ownership from abroad The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Former Royal Mail chair apologises for ‘tragic’ Post Office prosecutions Allan Leighton denies having received any warnings that the Horizon IT system was unreliable The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
John Miles obituary Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Who is Daniel Křetínský? Czech billionaire gets green light to buy Royal Mail He’s nicknamed the 'Czech Sphinx' due to his enigmatic approach to business and could buy the Royal Mail as soon as this month Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
Royal Mail owner received takeover offer from Czech billionaire IDS shares rise after reports that it rejected bid from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
West Ham part-owner Daniel Křetínský in shock bid for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services The approach comes at a time of huge challenges for Royal Mail Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
How to ensure your postal votes are on time despite unreliable Royal Mail Letters: Advice from Jess Taylor on getting around the increasingly erratic postal system when it comes to the upcoming elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024
The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal The government sold the service on the cheap to leaders whose principal focus was on its profits. This is the sorry result, says barrister Sam Fowles The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024
The stupidity that is letting Royal Mail fail Letters: Readers respond to an article by a former Royal Mail employee about his disillusionment with the job The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
Ex-Post Office boss wrote of ‘subbies with hand in the till’, inquiry hears Alan Cook says he will regret the ‘inappropriate’ expression used in 2009 email for the rest of his life The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024
Former Royal Mail chief exec says he ‘was not aware’ group’s lawyers were prosecuting post office operators – as it happened Adam Crozier tells Horizon IT scandal inquiry that he was unaware lawyers within the group conducted prosecutions The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Post office operator wrongly jailed while pregnant rejects executive’s apology Managing director David Smith emailed team in 2010 to say Seema Misra’s conviction was ‘brilliant news’
Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024 Fake Royal Mail stamps: Ministers urged to probe claims Chinese counterfeiters behind huge scam Victims of the fake stamp scam face having to pay £5 penalties to collect their post
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 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 · Apr 10, 2024 Patients let down by an out-of-touch NHS Letters: Readers highlight inefficiencies in the health service’s outdated mode of communication
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 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 · Apr 6, 2024 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’
Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2024 Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’ The chief executives of Healthwatch England, National Voices, The Patients Association and NHS Providers have ‘raised direct concerns’.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024 Royal Mail owner proposes second-class post deliveries every other weekday IDS says it could cut nearly 1,000 jobs and save £300m a year while maintaining Monday-to-Saturday first-class service
Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2024 Royal Mail proposes cut to second class post in order to save first class deliveries The cost cutting plans would save up to £300million a year
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024 Drop a midweek post day instead of Saturdays, greetings card firms urge Trade body says stopping Royal Mail letter service on a Tuesday or Wednesday would be far less damaging
Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2024 Celebrity neighbors and a £70m post scandal: Beaconsfield mansion goes under the hammer for £2.75 million A house at the centre of a Royal Mail fraud case is up for auction in the village where Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne live