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Firstclass stamps showcasing Olympic and Paralympic sports at the London 2012 Games have been revealed by Royal Mail. More: continued here

The battle for the future of Royal Mail is hotting up – with over 20,000 postal workers in the CWU union set to strike this week. More: continued here

The Royal Mail has commissioned some of Britain’s most exciting artists and illustrators to create three sets of stamps to be issued in the run up to London 2012 Olympic Games. More: continued here

BBC News Talks bid to avert council workers' strikeIndependentDisputes in the Royal Mail and the fire service are set to escalate in the coming weeks, while an increasing number of local councils are also being hit by …'Continuous' strike for bin staffBBC NewsLeeds bin workers could be out on strIke …

Socialist Worker More Royal Mail strikes to hit Coventry and WarwickshireCoventry TelegraphA WRANGLE between postal workers and Royal Mail is escalating across Coventry and Warwickshire with more strike action planned this week. …Postal Strike to continue as PM rejects petition to halt Royal…International Business Times UKUK Government Insists Royal Mail …

Treehugger Royally Stupid? Brits Dump Bicycle Mail Delivery, While London …TreehuggerPerhaps the folks at the Royal Mail Service failed to read the reports – cycling workers are healthier, …Mail service in disarray across London, deliveries at 7pmLondon Daily Newsall 2 news articles » More: continued here

guardian.co.uk London 2012 sport stamps launchedBBC NewsThe Royal Mail said the aim was "to highlight both the sporting and cultural legacy" of the Games. Previously, limited edition stamps were created to mark …London 2012 delivers stamp licensing dealAround the Rings (subscription)New stamps showcase 2012 eventsThe Press AssociationTeam GB swimmer gives …

Dozens of floral tributes have been laid at the scene of a Bristol crash which left a man and teenager dead and three others badly injured. The pair were killed after the black Mercedes they were travelling in collided with a seven-tonne Royal Mail lorry. More: continued here

ROYAL OAK, Mich., Aug. 24 (UPI) — A pair of Michigan law students have hit the Internet big-time with a Web site allowing users to share their strange and amusing text messages. More: continued here

Verity determines to enhance her social graph Stob Baroness Susan Greenfield, head of the Royal Institution and occasional star of Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science column, has dramatically claimed, via the offices of the Daily Mail, that social websites harm children’s brains .… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work More: …