Now playing Next Culture news Royal Mail celebrates Paddington’s 65th birthday with special stamps “It's nice having a bear (stamp) about the house." 24/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Royal Mail unveils stamps for 40 years of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld The stamps celebrate Terry Pratchett's defining work, the Discworld saga. 03/08/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news A cunning plan! Blackadder turns 40 with Royal Mail anniversary stamps Royal Mail have announced the launch of 12 special stamps marking the 40th anniversary of British sitcom favourite Blackadder. 12/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news New stamp featuring King Charles III to go on sale in Britain The first Royal Mail stamps bearing the profile of King Charles III will go on general sale at post offices and retailers from Tuesday. 04/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news What's happening to next day delivery postage in France? The timbre rouge is a staple of French life but it's time has come according to La Poste which has new plans for next day deliveries. 03/01/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Postal workers are the latest to add to the wave of strikes in the UK In the UK it’s the Royal Mail postal workers who are the latest to go on strike as the country faces a wave of industrial action. The strikers want their pay to rise with inflation, which is now at eleven point one percent. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Royal Mail unveils new QR code stamps to send videos and messages The new stamps, which will connect "physical letters to the digital world," mirror similar ones already in use in France and Germany. 02/02/2022