‘Ajaz Budi, 33, wept uncontrollably as he was sentenced at the Old Bailey for stealing cheques ranging from £50 to £110,000 at Mount Pleasant, London.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man with links to radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for two years for terrorism offences.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A postman has been jailed for destroying almost 30,000 letters he should have pushed through letterboxes.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims could report crimes at the Post Office as 65 front desks in police stations across the capital are closed amid sweeping budget cuts of more than £500 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The law in England and Wales offers ‘inadequate’ protection to postal workers who are attacked by dogs, a report says. The report, commissioned by Royal Mail, recommends a change in law to help deal with the owners of dogs who attack. The report points out that currently action cannot be taken if an attack takes place on private property.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Joshua Rozenberg responds to a reader about whether proposals to leave undeliverable items with neighbours infringes privacy rights.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Confidential medical information from sick and disabled people applying for welfare benefits is opened and sorted by Royal Mail staff on behalf of the Government without the claimant’s knowledge or consent, The Independent can reveal.”
The Independent, 8th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Manchester postman has been jailed for nine months after admitting stealing 70,000 items of post.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An online animal dealer has been warned he could go to jail for posting terrapins to customers in inadequate packaging.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Royal Mail is to get the power to increase the price of first class stamps while the cost of second class stamps will also rise to 55p to ‘safeguard’ universal postal service, Ofcom, the regulator, announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A postman who claimed he was traumatised into stealing parcels after going on the Disneyland roller coaster Thunder Mountain, was spared jail yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Postal Services Act 2011 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
“A postman has won an unfair dismissal settlement after being sacked for not wearing his cycle helmet.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A law is set to be passed guaranteeing that UK stamps will continue to feature the Queen’s head – even if Royal Mail enters foreign hands.”
BBC News, 9th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is going to the High Court on Friday to seek an injunction preventing Royal Mail from using 30,000 agency workers.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“The Royal Mail was exempt from value-added tax as a supplier of public postal services, except for supplies of goods or services whose terms had been individually negotiated.”
The Times, 27th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government today pressed ahead with its controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail but tried to head off growing criticism by pledging to enshrine in law that the organisation would remain publicly owned.”
The Independent, 26th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A pensioner who went to the High Court claiming government moves to close post offices discriminated against disabled people has lost her fight.”
BBC News, 18th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A severely disabled woman will take her battle to stop the government’s post office closure programme to the High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A trade union is pressing for a change in the law to help reduce the number of dog attacks on postal delivery staff.”
BBC News, 13th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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