Royal Mail

Postal sector delegates called for urgent action today to defend members’ pensions, warning that thousands of Royal Mail workers were on “grossly inferior” schemes. More: continued here

Royal Mail sell-off almost completeThe IndependentGovernment plans to privatise the Royal Mail moved a step closer today when legislation cleared its passage through the House of Lords. The Postal Services Bill will return to the Commons on June 9 for its final stage before being granted Royal Assent. …UK: Postal Services Bill completes passage through…

Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail moved a step closer today when legislation cleared its passage through the House of Lords. More: continued here

Royal Mail is out to slash thousands of jobs and shut scores of mail centres. Unless the national CWU union follows its London division to ballot for strikes, the firm will get away with its attack without a fight. More: continued here

Royal Mail was accused today of deviating from national agreements and pushing members to take “industrial action if necessary” to bring management back in line. More: continued here

The First Family met Queen Elizabeth and the royal newlyweds Kate and William at Buckingham Palace Tuesday as President Obama began his first state visit to the United Kingdom. Obama received a 42-gun salute the same day his op-ed written with Prime Minister David Cameron in the Times of London was published; it asserted the…

Royal Mail today revealed plans to roll out its controversial delivery system to the Dundee West sorting office — in January. More: continued here

Mumbai, May 24 (PTI) Sent into bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 175 for four in the first play-off match of the Indian Premier League, against Chennai Super Kings, here today. More: continued here

BBC News Mail accused of flouting Goodwin injunctionThe GuardianThe Daily Mail has been accused of "deliberately flouting" a privacy injunction brought by the former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin with a profile it published of the woman he is alleged to have had an affair with. …Daily Mail in contempt claim…

Daily Mail Cost of mortgages and loans could rise as banks face prospect of credit …Daily MailLloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland are two of the 14 institutions that have been put under review by top ratings agency Moody's because it believes any future crises will not be met with taxpayer-funded bailouts. The…