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Wednesday, Jul 10

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Labour urged to intervene as Royal Mail axes fleet of trains

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International Distribution Services - which owns the 508-year-old postal service - yesterday confirmed it will scrap rail freight in October and sell its trains.

Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams is in the firing line, says ALEX BRUMMER

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In his role as chairman of IDS owner of Royal Mail, Keith Williams (pictured) has just ended the postal service's two century old relationship with rail freight.

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People only just learning why there's strange barcode on Royal Mail post

www.express.co.uk

A man has sparked a discussion on social media after asking whether the 'black and orange streaks' on his letters have a purpose - and it turns out they do.

People only just realising there's a 'hidden' code on your Royal Mail letters

www.mirror.co.uk

A man has been left scratching his head after noticing a strange code written all over his post - making him wonder why it's different on every letter and why it's there in the first place

Royal Mail to ditch ageing train fleet in major change to how it delivers post

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The firm will instead use a combination of commercial rail services, its existing road network and reduced air services to transport mail

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Royal Mail to stop using its own freight trains after almost 200 years

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Company to decommission its remaining trains, with plans to increase amount of post it moves by road

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Prince William Gets Updated Coffee Mug With New Title From Royal Air Force; Details

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On an emotion-filled visit, Prince William, a Royal Honorary Air Commodore, returned to RAF Valley in Wales, where he had been an RAF search and rescue pilot from 2010 to 2013. According to Rebecca English of the Daily Mail, he was given a…

Royal Mail to ditch train fleet as part of major shake-up to delivering post

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The postal service said its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives.

Royal Mail to ditch train fleet as part of major shake-up to delivering post

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The postal service said its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives.

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Secret trick to tell text message from Royal Mail, Amazon and NatWest is a scam

Millions of people fall victim to text message scams every year

Tuesday, Jul 9

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End of the line? Now Royal Mail to stop deliveries by railway after more than 200 years

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The postal service will inform staff today that it is planning to sell off its freight trains and switch to road deliveries.

Labour should consider the sorry state of Thames Water before allowing debt-fuelled Royal Mail deal, says ALEX BRUMMER

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The 'critical risk' to Britain resulting from the desperate finances of Thames Water may appear to have little to do with the fate of the Royal Mail.

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Postman who had panic attack after being moved to new depot wins £4k Royal Mail payout

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Postman Paul Phillips has won £4,000 in a Royal Mail payout after the company moved him from a nearby depot to one 40 minutes away, causing a panic attack for the postie

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Postman wins £4,000 payout from Royal Mail as he suffered panic attack after being told to move to new depot

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A postman has won £4,000 from the Royal Mail for 'injury to feelings' after suffering a panic attack when he was moved to a new depot.

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Royal Mail postman wins £4,000 payout after stress of new route ‘caused panic attack’

A POSTIE has been awarded a £4,000 compensation payout for “injury to feelings” after a transfer to a new route caused him to suffer a panic attack.

Monday, Jul 8

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Sunday, Jul 7

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Royal Mail goes ahead with cuts to UK flights despite takeover

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Three more freight flights to go this month as parent company CEO Martin Seidenberg pursues ‘transformation’

Thursday, Jul 4

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Royal Mail strongly deny postal vote backlog claims with new statement

www.mirror.co.uk

As the nation heads to the polls in a generational UK election, thousands of voters have been left disenfranchised due to an issue with postal votes. Debate has followed as to where the blame lies