Price of stamps to rise

The price of stamps is to increase, Royal Mail has announced.

A first class stamp will increase by 1p to 65p and second class by 1p to 56p when the changes are introduced on March 27.

The cost of large letter first class stamps will also rise by 2p to 98p, and large letter second class stamps will increase by 1p to 76p. The latest increase follows a previous 1p rise in March 2016.