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“Gordon Brown is on a collision course with his own party over plans to privatise Royal Mail. “It says something when the most uncomfortable questions to the Prime Minister are coming from his own backbenchers. More: continued here

Times Online Muslim Preacher Mocks Fallen British SoldiersFOXNews… the Daily Mail reported. Anjem Choudary mocked the parade for the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment in Luton, England, by posting a message on an Islamic extremist Web site joking about British soldiers killed by friendly fire in Iraq. …Troops take to …

Award AFTER 'putting life on line to save trapped motorist'Carrickfergus Today, UKAlex said: “I am thrilled and delighted to receive this recognition from Royal Mail. I couldn’t believe it when I was short-listed and to win the Northern Ireland award is fantastic. I just did what anyone else would have done …

Call for rethink as post bus services axedJohn O’Groat Journal, UKThe Lib Dem has written to transport minister Stewart Stevenson after Royal Mail announced it was going to axe the services between Thurso and Tongue and Bettyhill. Mr Stone said: "I have written to the minister because I believe that he …

Peter Mandelson's clumsy defence of the postal services bill only …guardian.co.uk, UKYesterday saw the second reading of the postal bill that will, if passed, see the break-up of Royal Mail– with a large part of it sold to a private bidder (possibly the none-too-squeaky-clean TNT, accused only this week of tax-dodging, …

SYS-CON Media DSM successfully issues long-term EUR 500 mln bondMSNBCRoyal DSM NV, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in The Netherlands, has successfully issued a EUR 500 million 5.75% bond due 2014. The high demand from investors exceeded the companies' optimistic expectation. …DSM and ROQUETTE to commercialize …

Royal Mail boss angry at TNTThomson Merger News (registration), UKThe UK government's desire to sell a 30% stake in state-owned postal operator Royal Mail received a set-back as the UK company's chief executive Adam Crozier accused TNT of trying to poach business from the Royal Mail. Dutch postal operator TNT is …

Unions accused of deterring Mail buyersFinancial Times, UKBy Jean Eaglesham, Chief Political Correspondent The “shrill” union opposition to government plans to part-privatise Royal Mail is making it harder to sell a stake in the state-owned postal operator, Lord Mandelson warned on Tuesday. … More: continued here

A new agenda for political changeguardian.co.uk, UK… and green technology, and protecting the existing jobs of ordinary working people; an end to the half-baked privatisations like that proposed for the Royal Mail, and for previously publicly owned companies to be taken back into public ownership. … More: continued here

guardian.co.uk Mail row 'makes sell-off harder'BBC News, UKThe row over plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail is making it harder to find a firm to buy a stake, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has admitted. He criticised the "shrill" nature of the debate and union "propaganda" that "foreigners" would own …Dutch Frontrunner …