How to use first class system to good effectKidderminster Shuttle, UK –1 hour agoBusiness Link in the West Midlands has posted an innovative partnership with the Royal Mail to provide a series of free workshops on Direct Mail Loves … More: continued here

Stamps go up a pennyKHQA, IL –6 minutes agoBy Melissa Shriver Speaking of mail deliveries…it now costs a penny more to send a letter these days. The cost of a stamp on a first class letter went … More: continued here

The UK’s postal regulator calls for the part privatisation of Royal Mail to ensure a high-quality mail service. More: continued here

Associated Press – May 14, 2008 5:05 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx Corp. has named Brian D. Philips president and chief executive of FedEx Kinko’s, the parent shipping company’s office and… More: continued here

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s largest lender, will take additional writedowns of about C$855 million ($854 million) on its debt investments, the second- biggest writedown recorded by a Canadian bank since the credit crisis began last year. More: continued here

DFACS Will Replace Food Stamps13wmaz, GA –4 hours agoIf you're on food stamps and you've lost food from this week's storms and power outages, the State Department of Family and Children Services can help. … More: continued here

Royal Marines returning from Afghanistan, some without limbs, proudly accept their medals. More: continued here

WKTV As cost of products increase, amount of food stamps dispersed …WKTV, NY –4 hours agoHowever as those prices continue to rise those who are on assistance, from the government, are still getting the same amount of food stamps monthly. … More: continued here

Post office savings await rate propCalcutta Telegraph, India –5 hours agoNew Delhi, May 14: The Congress-led government is planning to raise interest rates on post office savings. The rates, which vary from 6.25 per cent for a …Postal Savings: Can these regain former glory?Merinewsall 2 news articles More: continued here

MSN UK News Postcomm wants Royal Mail part-privatisedIndependent, UK –3 hours agoBy Colin Brown Saturday deliveries could be threatened unless the Royal Mail is partly privatised, the postal regulator has warned. …Royal Mail needs cash to survive, says regulatorguardian.co.ukPrivatise part of Royal Mail, says regulatorTelegraph.co.ukSemi-private Royal Mail?BBC NewsTimes Online – Daily Mailall 89 …