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Royal Mail Launches £500m Overhaul, Shifts Second‑Class Letters to Alternate‑Day Delivery

The overhaul targets Ofcom’s new standards following a record fine for missed deliveries.

Royal Mail Lists 36 Postcodes Facing Delays After Road Fault Hits Network

Royal Mail Lifts First-Class Stamp to £1.80 as Service Misses Targets

Royal Mail Pushes to Scrap Saturday Second‑Class Deliveries After Missing Targets Again

Royal Mail Flags Delivery Delays Across More Than 100 Postcodes

Royal Mail Flags Christmas Delivery Delays Across Dozens of UK Postcodes

Royal Mail Pushes Back Wider Reform of Second‑Class Saturday Deliveries to Early 2026

Royal Mail Begins National Rollout of 3,500 Solar-Powered Parcel Postboxes

Royal Mail Ends Saturday Second-Class Deliveries Under Ofcom Reforms

Ofcom Approves Cutting Saturday Second-Class Deliveries and Easing Performance Targets

Royal Mail to Raise Stamp Prices for Sixth Time in Three Years

Royal Mail Sold to Czech Billionaire in Historic £3.6 Billion Deal

Royal Mail Fined £10.5m for Failing to Meet Delivery Standards

Royal Mail to Raise First-Class Stamp Prices and Reduce Second-Class Deliveries