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Royal Mail pension fund assets and liabilities are set to be transferred to the government next month, the BBC understands. More: continued here

BBC News Osborne to Use Royal Mail Pension Transfer to Reduce U.K. DebtBloombergChancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will use assets in the transfer of Royal Mail Group Ltd.'s pension fund to the government's balance sheet to reduce debt, said a person with knowledge of the matter. The government will gain 28 billion pounds …Osborne…

expressandstar.com HSBC May Reject Government's Lending Program, Mail ReportsBloombergBarclays Plc (BARC) is expected to sign up to the National Loan Guarantee Scheme along with Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, according to the report. Barclays does have “reservations” about the program, the Mail said.HSBC 'to snub Budget lending move'The Press…

British Royals visit Cheltenham Festival, Zara Phillips sees ex-boyfriend crashExaminer.comThe Cheltenham Festival kicks off racing at the Cheltenham racecourse for 2012, and entertained some 50000 fans over the four days, according to "The Daily Mail." Royal ties are obvious in the names of races such as the Queen Mother Cup and, this year, …and more »…

Pupil writer wins prizeThis is Hull and East RidingAlice, 10, of Hornsea Community Primary, was highly commended in the Royal Mail competition, which asked children to write about what the Olympics means to them. Alice will receive £25 in vouchers, stamps and stationery, after the Royal Mail said they … More: continued here

Second Class letter took 11 days to arriveThis Is LancashireA BOLTON MP has slammed the Royal Mail after it took 11 days for a second class letter to reach her constituency office from London. Yasmin Qureshi raised con- cerns about the second class postal service after taking part in a Westminster experiment. More: continued here

Second Class letter took 11 days to arriveThe Bolton NewsA BOLTON MP has slammed the Royal Mail after it took 11 days for a second class letter to reach her constituency office from London. Yasmin Qureshi raised con- cerns about the second class postal service after taking part in a Westminster experiment. More: continued here

Royal Mail's Sutton Coldfield US army depot plans rejected by Birmingham ity …Birmingham Mailby Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail ROYAL Mail must go back to the drawing board after a second set of plans to redevelop the historic Sutton Coldfield town centre sorting office were rejected by city planners. Last month its plans to demolish its…

Dog attacks 'just part of job', says postmanThis is GloucestershireGETTING the odd nip from a defensive dog is just part and parcel of life as a postman, a former Royal Mail worker has said. John Jones spoke out after a national inquiry, launched by Royal Mail, revealed that posties in the South West were attacked…

Dog nips are just part of the job – Churchdown postmanThis is GloucestershireGETTING the odd nip from a determined dog is part and parcel of life as a postie, a former Royal Mail worker has said. John Jones has spoken out in response to a national inquiry, launched by Royal Mail, that revealed up to…