Royal Mail has published its latest Quality of Service results for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 financial year, covering the period from 31 March to 29 June 2025.

Chris McDonald MP, Labour MP for Stockton North, has been confirmed as the new Minister with responsibility for intellectual property (IP), taking over the brief following Andy Burnham’s reshuffle.

This week the government announced that the implementation date for the new subscription rules in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act will be brought forward to 1 January 2027.

Mims Davies MP visited Faversham House's offices in East Grinstead on 28 July to discuss the impact of AI developers' copyright infringement on B2B publishers. 

The CMA has published its final Fair Ranking Conduct Requirement (CR) for Google Search as part of the UK's new digital markets regime. 

The rollout of the new delivery model has begun and will be implemented in phases over five to six months across approximately 1,200 delivery offices.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final decision on the Publisher Conduct Requirement for Google Search, marking an important step in the regulator's efforts to address competition concerns in digital markets.

The EU announced that it is ending the “de minimis” customs duty exemption for goods worth less than €150 (£132).

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published its recommendations to the Government on how the new powers to extend cookie consent exemptions should be used, advising that this should cover contextual advertising only.

The PPA recently met Royal Mail at its Farringdon HQ and again at the Postal Strategy Group (13 May), giving members the chance to hear directly from senior leaders and ask questions about upcoming changes.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will now be consulted on the agreement. 

The EU announced that it is ending the “de minimis” customs duty exemption for goods worth less than €150 (£132). Beginning on 1 July 2026, a flat customs duty of €3 will apply to low-value e-commerce parcels under €150 entering the EU through IOSS.

The Business and Trade Committee called Royal Mail to give evidence regarding their ongoing performance issues. The session was held on Tuesday 24 March 2026.

This morning, the Government formally published its response to the consultation on the subscription provisions within the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA). This provides a clearer and more finalised framework for how the new rules will apply to publishers.