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Two state-owned services – the NHS and the Royal Mail – couldn't be more dissimilar, decides Graeme Archer         More: continued here

CWU mulls balloting members on Royal Mail strikesprintweek.comTalks with the Royal Mail began this week and are scheduled to run for three weeks. If no agreement is reached, a 21-day ballot could be launched in early September. However, Slocombe added that even if the current talks fail and a ballot …

The Royal Mail building in Belfast has been evacuated amid an ongoing security alert. More: continued here

FORMER leader of the city council Ken Taylor has branded Royal Mail 'rubbish' and called for the service to be privatised. The Tory councillor said the move would bring investment into the firm, similar to when the railway and water industries were privatised. More: continued here

After days of analysis and speculation about the latest addition to the royal family, the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts argues with the Observer's Elizabeth Day about whether it was over the top Quentin Letts, Daily Mail political sketch writer and theatre critic: Was the royal baby coverage overdone? No way! …

This is Leicestershire A privatised Royal Mail set to flourishThis is LeicestershireYour readers may be interested to understand what the recent announcement by the Government on the privatisation of Royal Mail means for our customers, our business and our people. The Government has acknowledged it is not a good owner …

Tributes paid to postmen killed in car crashThis is LeicestershireCommunication Workers Union representative Andy Connelly, who works for Royal Mail members, received a phone call from the Ashby delivery office this morning informing him about the crash. “It was shocking to hear what happened,” he said. “It must be … More: …

Royal Mail workers across Britain will meet next week to decide whether to hold a national strike ballot against government plans to privatise the service. More: continued here

Postal workers to vote on Royal Mail sell-off strike ballotMorning Star OnlineThe Royal Mail workers' union CWU said today it had set up a two-day policy forum that will take place at Logan Hall, Institute of Education in London on Wednesday and Thursday. Around 500 CWU union reps will meet …

Belfast Newsletter Suspicious package in Belfast's Royal Mail office to be examinedBelfast NewsletterA number of items discovered in the Royal Mail office in Belfast are to be examined after a security alert closed the building on Thursday. People were evacuated and Tomb Street closed after the object was spotted. Army …