Royal Mail has launched a scanner tool in its app that lets customers check if a stamp is counterfeit after people were fined £5 for carrying "fake stamps".
The postal service has stepped up its fight against rising stamp fraud and has promised to extend its pause on £5 fines for those who use a fake stamp.
The Czech billionaire who wants to take full control of Royal Mail has held private talks with the new business secretary to reassure him about his plans for one of Britain's most important companies.
They have been advised that the offer recommended by the IDS board undervalues Royal Mail if Ofcom recommends changes to the Universal Service Obligation.
Royal Mail customers are furious after discovering they are charged different Post Office prices to send a package depending on where they are sending the parcel and package from