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Deals this month could see two of the UK’s most prominent companies fall into foreign ownership

International Distribution Services, the parent company of Royal Mail, revealed in its yearly financial results that 74.5% of first class mail arrived within one working day

Suitors for two listed corporate names must make firm offers or walk away on Wednesday

Daniel Kretinsky (pictured) has until 5pm Wednesday to make a firm offer for Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services or walk away.

Buckingham Palace never sleeps. It is open for business 24/7 and the side door, where all the staff enter and leave, never closes, writes historian BRIAN HOEY

First and second class delivery targets missed amid concerns postal service is becoming slower and more expensive

The regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into Royal Mail over missing post targets

Double check opening times before you post a letter or send a parcel over the Bank Holiday weekend

It marks the sixth consecutive year Royal Mail has fallen short of its postal targets.

The Regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into Royal Mail after it delivered less than three quarters of first class post on time in the last year The Company is obliged deliver 93% of first class mail within one working day of…

IDS says a change in ownership may lead to ‘material uncertainty’ over the company’s future

The results came days before a crunch deadline that could see the 508-year-old firm fall into foreign ownership for the first time.

Royal aides are still working out what part the King will play. As revealed by the Mail, Charles may use a carriage given his ongoing cancer treatment rather than take part on horseback.

IDS reiterates it is ‘minded to recommend’ £5bn offer from Czech billionaire’s EP Group

Royal Mail said only 74.5% of first class mail was delivered on time – classed as within in one working day – missing its 93% target.