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The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

UK government borrowing costs fall as Reeves hints at tax rises – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

FTSE 100 Live 15 October: Burberry shares get LVMH lift, Capita fined for data breach

Royal Mail has been fined £21 million for missing its annual first and second class mail delivery targets.

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Calling a colleague a 'nutter' could be workplace harassment, judge rules

A Croydon employment tribunal heard about the bitter falling out at the Royal Mail centre

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Director of website that sold machete to Southport killer showed no ‘curiosity’

Joseph Wheeler, managing director of Knife Warehouse, gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys stake

International Distribution Services to create Royal Mail Shops for collecting, sending and returning parcels

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

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 · Sep 30, 2025

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 · Sep 30, 2025

Travel FX slow to refund £1,500 after Singapore dollars failed to show

Currency firm insisted I had to wait for Royal Mail to investigate, forcing me to buy another £1,500 elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Royal Mail to take on 20,000 new workers over busy festive period

New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025