Royal Mail

Britain’s Royal Mail posts losses of 419 mln pounds

May 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail posted an annual adjusted operating loss of 419 million pounds ($528.82 million), ahead of market expectations, its parent International Distributions Services IDSI.L said…

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Photo Story: Britain’s King Charles III appears on postage stamps for the first time

A handout illustration made available by the Royal Mail 15 March 2023 shows a set of ten stamps of popular flowers grown in gardens across the UK along with the…

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New British stamp with image of King Charles unveiled

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - New 'everyday' stamps featuring the image of King Charles were revealed for the first time on Wednesday, the latest item in Britain to get a…

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Britain’s Royal Mail begins moving some export parcels after cyber incident

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail said it had begun moving limited volumes of export parcels as it trials "operational workarounds", after a cyber incident severely disrupted its international export…

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Ransomware group with links in Russia behind UK Royal Mail incident -Telegraph

LONDON (Reuters) - A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail's international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say has…

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UPDATED: Royal Mail unable to despatch items abroad after ‘cyber incident’

Britain's Royal Mail said it was facing severe disruption to its international export services following what it described as "a cyber incident". "We are temporarily unable to despatch items to…

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Royal Mail immortalises Iron Maiden in stamps

Joining the likes of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John and Paul McCartney, Iron Maiden have been immortalised in post by the Royal Mail…

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UK regulator says Royal Mail cannot blame pandemic for delivery failures anymore

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain's communications regulator Ofcom said on Friday that Royal Mail had failed to meet several of its annual delivery targets for 2021-2022, warning the post and…

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Royal Mail could cut 5,000-6,000 jobs by next August

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Royal Mail could cut as many as 5,000 to 6,000 jobs by the end of August next year, parent company International Distributions Services IDSI.L said on…

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Thousands of Royal Mail postal workers begin strike

Some 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers are striking on Friday in a dispute over pay. It is the first of four days of industrial action, with walkouts also taking place…

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Royal Mail workers to hold four days of strikes

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Royal Mail said on Wednesday it would be materially loss-making in the UK for the 2022-23 full year, if four days of strikes by the Communications Workers Union…

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Royal Mail to change name

July 20 (Reuters) - Royal Mail said it would rename its holding company International Distributions Services Plc and could separate its UK business, where its workforce is set to strike over pay,…

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Royal Mail UK parcel volumes fall, outlook uncertain as COVID-19 curbs ease

Royal Mail Plc said Britons are having fewer parcels delivered to their homes as pandemic curbs are lifted and it withheld from offering an annual outlook for its UK business…

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Royal Mail annual profit more than doubles on strong parcel volume

Royal Mail on Thursday held back from providing a forecast for the current year, citing uncertainties that could influence the number of packages it delivers following a year that saw…

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Paul McCartney gets own set of Royal Mail stamps

Paul McCartney has numerous hits, awards and even a knighthood to his name. Now the former Beatle can add a personalised set of stamps to his long list of accolades.…

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Royal Mail delivers rosy outlook after COVID-19 Christmas

Britain's Royal Mail on Thursday forecast annual profits ahead of market expectations as COVID-19 restrictions pushed parcel delivery demand to record levels and Christmas mail eased a slide in letter…

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Royal Mail chaos as parcels taking up to a month to arrive

Postal unions in the UK have described the Christmas delivery chaos as a "nightmare" after businesses complained parcels were taking up to a month to arrive. Fears are growing that…

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UK’s Royal Mail launches parcel pick-up service to tap online shopping boom

Royal Mail on Wednesday launched a new parcel pick-up service across Britain, enabling its postal workers to collect and deliver items on their daily rounds as it tries to capitalize…

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Royal Mail eyes UK PM’s 800 mln stg home COVID-19 tests contract

Royal Mail is targeting a contract worth almost £800m to spearhead mass home testing for up to two and a half years under Boris Johnson’s “Operation Moonshot”. Keith Williams, the…

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Britain’s Royal Mail to cut jobs

Britain's Royal Mail laid out restructuring plans on Thursday that will affect around 2,000 management roles and see it save 130 million pounds ($161.32 million) in staffing costs next year…

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Sir Elton John features on new set of Royal Mail stamps

Rock legend Sir Elton John features on a new set of Royal Mail stamps to celebrate his contribution to music. The singer-songwriter is only the second individual music artist to…

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