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Postal group points out that new 50p second class rate will still be lowest in Europe Royal Mail has defended stamp increases coming into force on Monday, pointing out that the new 50p second class rate will still be the lowest in Europe. The price is rising from 36p, while …

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Boston Standard OBSERVER: Royal Mail letter failed to deliver all the answersBoston StandardIt seems wrong to me that we, the ratepayers, have put money into the Royal Mail pension fund to make it attractive to buyers; if we have put this money in, should we not get the benefit in …

Union could take legal action to stop use of 30,000 temporary workers to clear backlog caused by industrial action The Communications Workers Union and Royal Mail management will recommence talks at the TUC today, as the parties strive to reach an agreement ahead of Thursday's planned second round of strikes. …

Planned redevelopment of Mount Pleasant site into flats triggers calls for sale profits to be reinvested into postal firm Royal Mail plans to sell off half its flagship sorting office in central London with the transformation of the five-hectare (12-acre) site into flats, netting the postal service up to £1bn. …

Majority of Lib Dem members back Vince's Royal Mail privatisation plansLiberal Democrat VoiceThe Government has announced plans to privatise Royal Mail. 90% of shares will be made available for purchase by the public, with 10% given to postal service employees for free. To what extent do you support or oppose …

• Unite pledges to stop compulsory redundancies • Union could join with CWU to fight privatisation Royal Mail is facing industrial unrest on a new front after the Unite union said it would ballot thousands of managers on strike action for the first time since 1979, the year of the …

Royal Mail and CWU bid to break deadlock as critics round on Peter Mandelson Talks are expected to be held today in a final attempt to avert a planned two-day postal strike as union leaders and Labour backbenchers accuse the business secretary Peter Mandelson of stirring the dispute. Royal Mail …

Ten colourful new stamps go on sale today to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species. The Royal Mail's new stamps commemorate Darwin and the areas of study which inspired his ideas on evolution: zoology, botany, geology, ornithology and …

• Union calls two-day strike over Royal Mail demands • Modernisation needed to survive, says Mandelson The majority of households and businesses will be without post for two days next week after Royal Mail and unions failed to reach a last-minute deal aimed at averting strike action. The Communication Workers …