Royal Mail seeks to cut back deliveries to five days a week

Royal Mail has asked the government’s permission to cut its letter delivery service from six to five days, as it looks to stave off a deepening financial crisis amid a long-running dispute with postal workers. The company, which currently delivers letters Monday to Saturday, urged ministers on Wednesday to enable the change quickly and help … Read more

Philadelphia postal workers delivering mail robbed by armed suspect in East Oak Lane

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police say an armed robber targeted two mail carriers in broad daylight just minutes apart. The first robbery occurred around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday on the 6400 block of North 12th Street in East Oak Lane. Police say the 18-year-old postal worker was on her route delivering mail when she was approached … Read more

Minority-owned businesses on City Island hit with hate messages sent through mail

NEW YORK — Hate has been getting mailed to City Island. Several minority-owned businesses in that Bronx neighborhood say they’ve received racist flyers. As CBS2’s Kevin Rincon reported Monday night, the NYPD is closing in on a suspect. Little Frida’s Eatery opened less than two months ago on City Island, and it has already been … Read more

Kari Lake’s campaign headquarters receives ‘suspicious’ mail containing white powder

CNN — An envelope containing “suspicious white powder” was received Saturday at the campaign headquarters of the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona. A staffer at Kari Lake’s campaign headquarters in Phoenix opened an envelope that contained white power, a campaign spokesman told CNN. Items recovered during the investigation will be tested at a laboratory … Read more

911 call reveals moments after mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in Green Township

A 911 call reveals the moments after a mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in Green Township on Monday.”My mail delivery carrier just got held up and his keys stolen in front of my house,” the caller on the phone told a dispatcher. “I think he had a gun.”Police say around 10:50 a.m. Monday morning, … Read more

UK to examine Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail stake under security act

The UK government has notified Royal Mail that it is using its national security powers to examine a stake held in the postal company by Vesa Equity, the investment vehicle of Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. The postal company on Thursday said it had received notification from Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK business secretary, that he suspected … Read more

Cincinnati-area residents out millions as mail theft surges; local checks being sold online

New data and personal accounts are shedding light on how prevalent mail theft is becoming across greater Cincinnati and beyond and where it is ending up once stolen. Innocent people attempting to mail checks, often to pay bills, are being victimized and losing thousands of dollars. WLWT tracked down local owners of checks posted on … Read more

Royal Mail warns UK postal service will be ‘materially lossmaking’ if strikes go ahead

Royal Mail has warned that its UK postal service will be “materially lossmaking” this year if a series of proposed strikes take place across four days in August and September. The company said on Wednesday that the Communication Workers Union plans to organise strikes on August 26 and 31, as well as on September 8 … Read more