Some boxes take coins, others phonecards or credit cards. Most hotels and offices have facilities. Some multimedia phone booths, often located at main railway stations and airports, offer touch-screen access. Stamps are available from post offices and many shops and stores. There are stamp machines outside some post offices.
Post boxes are red.
International postal connections are good. Dominated by about ten major newspapers, UK circulation figures are amongst the highest in the world. The more popular 'tabloid' newspapers are The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express and The Daily Mail. Most papers have an associated Sunday newspaper, though there are some independents . There are also daily regional newspapers, particularly in Scotland and the north.