Royal Mail drafts in extra staff to clear backlog

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Hoaxers targeted oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Monday, sending a bogus statement to news organisations about the company’s operations in Nigeria. The e-mail, complete with Shell logo and links to genuine websites including Shell’s own, as well as to Shell’s customary footnotes about forward-looking statements, said…

Post offices need a lifeline to surviveU.TVThe Labour government was right to reform the Post Office and Royal Mail. But we didn't get everything right. Many people felt our programme of post office closure was insensitive to the needs of local communities. But instead of learning the lessons, … More: continued here

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Postie redirected by police after getting short shrift over …PersonnelToday.com, UK –36 minutes agoA postman was forced home by his employer, the Royal Mail, after he pitched up to work wearing the wrong shorts. Reports in the Northampton Chronicle and … More: continued here

FTSE 100 movers: Ashtead gains on acquisition; Royal Mail gives back gainsDIGITALLOOKOn the downside, Royal Mail gave back some of the gains made on Tuesday, when it reported a solid first quarter. Airlines IAG and easyJet got a boost after peer Wizz Air reported a 15.6% jump in first-quarter pre-tax profit as revenue rose, in…