Britain's financial regulator will not investigate the government's sale of Royal Mail, it said on Monday, rejecting calls from lawmakers who said a sharp rise in the firm's share price should have set alarm bells ringing. Its share price has since risen by as much as 87 percent, offering quick …

The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority has told MPs that there is no evidence of regulatory failure despite the initial 38pc jump in Royal Mail shares More: continued here

Smaller towns adjusting to post office changesFort Worth Star TelegramThe post office in Lawton now closes at 2 p.m. on weekdays and is only open for an hour Saturdays. Western Iowa Telephone general manager Heath Mallory says that means it's harder to get mailings out before the office closes. His …

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First Nebraska 'Survivor' to retire from post officeLincoln Journal StarDiane Ogden's 30-year stint with the U.S. Post Office ended the same way her appearance on the popular CBS reality show “Survivor” did — sooner than she expected. Ogden, who celebrated her 55th birthday Sunday, planned to retire as a mail …

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Smaller towns adjusting to post office changesKCCI Des MoinesThe Sioux City Journal reports many residents are happy they still have a post office even if they have less access to it. The U.S. Postal Service has reduced hours at more than 7,000 post offices nationwide and consolidated 143 mail processing …

Changes will include a new post office in Williston and higher wages to attract rural letter carriers More: continued here

Union will have the right to make representations to the Royal Mail board – plus, there will be monthly chinwags Struggling to get a decent pay rise? Unhappy about being on a zero-hour contract? Concerned about the size of your pension pot for when you retire? Then join a union …