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Second class letter deliveries could be cut from Saturdays

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Summary
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80% Informative

Royal Mail could end delivery of second class letters on Saturdays as part of reforms.

Ofcom is also investigating whether to allow second class deliveries on alternate weekdays .

Regulator has been reviewing the Universal Service Obligation under which Royal Mail delivers letters six days a week.

The number of letters being sent in the UK has halved since 2011 , according to the regulator.

VR Score

79

Informative language

75

Neutral language

91

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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