Royal mail

Ofcom has given Royal Mail a slap on the wrist for jumping the gun on potential changes to the Universal Service Obligation.

Negotiations between the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) and Royal Mail over pay, working conditions and the Universal Service Obligation (USO) have entered their sixth week ahead of Royal Mail’s...

Ofcom has opened an investigation today (23 May) into Royal Mail’s compliance with its regulatory obligations for 2024/25, following the postal operator’s publication of its annual delivery...

The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has been declared unconditional, with more than 80% of shareholders accepting the offer and the postal operator set to...

The takeover of Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has reached another milestone, with shareholder acceptances now climbing to just over 40%. 

Royal Mail has responded to Ofcom’s proposals for reform of the Universal Postal Service and has pushed back on what it described as “over specified” delivery targets.

The takeover deal for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services is expected to complete at the end of this month – although a majority of shareholders are yet to accept the offer.

The proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company has been delayed because of political unrest in Romania.

Ofcom has confirmed its proposed changes to Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation including a reduced Second Class service, a relaxation of delivery targets, and a revamped bulk mail access...

The takeover bid for Royal Mail’s parent group has cleared two more regulatory hurdles, and trading at the business continues to improve.

The EP Group takeover of Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) has received final approval from the government.

The UK government has cleared the purchase of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS) by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group.