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Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is to be honoured with a set of commemorative postage stamps marking the 250th anniversary of his birth. More: continued here

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Union leaders and MPs have reacted angrily after it emerged that the private equity group CVC is considering a bid for a minority stake in Royal Mail. CVC, which has stakes in three European postal services, is at the early stages of working on a bid. Its other investments have …

Two stamps commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of poet Robert Burns are unveiled by Royal Mail. More: continued here

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