Telegraph.co.uk Halt to mail sell-off called forBBC News, UKThe government must halt plans to sell-off part of the Royal Mail until it has explained what the deal involves, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The Business and Enterprise Committee said there was a "worrying lack of transparency" to the deal …
Read More »MPs blast plans to sell off Royal Mail – Glasgow Daily Record
MPs blast plans to sell off Royal MailGlasgow Daily Record, UKGOVERNMENT plans for the Royal Mail were dealt a huge blow yesterday after MPs blasted the proposed sell-off as a dodgy deal. A blistering report by the all-party business select committee accused Business Secretary Peter Mandelson of covering up his … …
Read More »Delivery changes on the cards as five posties axed – Stoke & Staffordshire
Delivery changes on the cards as five posties axedStoke & Staffordshire, UKRoyal Mail says delivery times may be slightly altered in the ST1, ST2, ST4, ST9 and ST12 areas as part of the changes to postal rounds in the region. The company says the alterations were because of a rise in …
Read More »The Simpsons to appear on series of U.S. postage stamps? D’oh! (Jam! Showbiz)
WASHINGTON – Don’t have a cow, man! The U.S. postal service says the Simpsons will appear on their own postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Jury Says Company Doesn’t Owe Contract Drivers Overtime (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who said the company wrongly called them entrepreneurs and exerted too much control over them, a Seattle jury decided today. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Jury Says Company Doesn’t Owe Drivers Overtime (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who said the company wrongly called them entrepreneurs, a Seattle jury decided. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service launching "Simpsons" stamps – Reuters Canada
Postal Service launching "Simpsons" stampsReuters Canada, CanadaNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – "The Simpsons" will be immortalized on stamps to be issued by the US Postal Service this year. The 44-cent first-class mail stamps, designed by Simpsons creator and executive producer Matt Groening, will feature Homer, … More: continued here
Read More »Static Expected For ebay's Skype On The iphone – Wall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.uk Static Expected For ebay's Skype On The iphoneWall Street JournalOn Tuesday, Skype, an Internet phone service owned by ebay Inc. (EBAY), debuted on the iphone, letting users connected to a Wi-Fi network make phone calls to any other Skype user for free. There's only one catch: Because the iphone …
Read More »Simpsons on postage stamps – Straits Times
Simpsons on postage stampsStraits Times, SingaporeWASHINGTON – THE Simpsons, the bumbling but lovable American cartoon family, will appear on postage stamps. America's most enduring – or is that endearing – dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, the Postal Service announced. … More: continued here
Read More »FBI Targets Dr. Phil's Alleged eBay Shoplifters – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog FBI Targets Dr. Phil's Alleged eBay ShopliftersAuctionBytes Blog, MAThe gossip and entertainment site TMZ reported that the couple was allegedly selling the stolen goods on eBay using the account matt_hts. It's not clear how they tied that eBay User ID with the couple in question. The Retail Industry Leaders …
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