Royal Mail plans union talksTeleText, UK –6 minutes agoThe Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business in a move expected to lead to job cuts. … More: continued here

BBC News Papers debate interest rate cutBBC News, UK –1 hour agoThe Daily Mirror leads with claims that a cost-cutting plan at Royal Mail could lead to 16000 jobs losses. It says the company is writing to members of …Cut taxes not ratesEasier (press release)all 2 news articles More: continued here

Mysterious Ex-X-Prize 50 MPG LeBaron For Sale on eBayWired Blogs –4 hours ago… Automotive X-Prize entrant from an enigmatic manufacturer in Brockton got knocked out before the end of the first round and is now up for sale on eBay. … More: continued here

Cayman Net News Post Office gets Special WindowsCayman Net News, Cayman Islands –1 hour agoThe Cayman Islands Postal Service will be upgrading the windows on the General Post Office beginning Wednesday, 11 February. But the style of the windows … More: continued here

Officers use eBay to unload bountyAkron Beacon Journal, OH –1 hour agoIn Bath Township, officers are using eBay to sell an $18000 bounty of electronic gadgets ranging from iPods to calculators and translators recovered from a … More: continued here

REDBRIDGE: Residents slam Royal Mail for post distruptionEpping Forest Guardian, UK –5 minutes agoThousands of letters and parcels – many containing important medical and financial information – were left in piles at the Royal Mail sorting office in … More: continued here

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Royal Mail to cut thousands of jobsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –9 minutes agoThousands of jobs are to be lost at Royal Mail depots and sorting offices, affecting virtually every town across the country. By Christopher Hope and Murray … More: continued here

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