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Ofcom will on Wednesday publish a consultation paper on the future of the Royal Mail service.

Royal Mail could scrap Saturday postal deliveries under new options being drawn up by the watchdog.

International Distributions Services plc (IDS.L) has provided an update on trading for the nine months to the end of December 2023, revealing marked improvement in Royal Mail's Christmas performance – on track to meet Full Year guidance.

Royal Mail has reported a “marked improvement in performance” in Q4 2023, but the CEO of parent International Distributions Services has again described the Universal Service as “unsustainable”.

International Distributions Services PLC on Thursday appointed a new chief financial officer with immediate effect, alongside noting its best Christmas performance in four years. The owner of Royal...

Royal Mails parent company achieved its best Christmas for fours years in 2023, but its boss has warned the postal service is not sustainable in its current form.

By Harry Wise

Decline in letter sending leaves postal service with 'unsustainable' level of business

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – March.

Nearly half of households have experienced Royal Mail delays in the past 12 months, a Telegraph survey has found.