Royal Mail

Postman cut from mail vanStoke & Staffordshire, UK –4 hours agoPOLICE are appealing for witnesses after a crash involving a Royal Mail van and a tipper-type lorry. A postman had to be cut free from the van by … More: continued here

BBC News Philips posts 1st quarterly loss in nearly 6 yearsInternational Herald Tribune, France –1 hour agoAMSTERDAM: Royal Philips Electronics, the largest maker of consumer electronics in Europe, posted on Monday its first quarterly loss in almost six years …Philips Electronics posts net loss of EUR 1.5 billion in Q4TelecompaperPhilips posts 4th-quarter …

MATT HELMSDetroit Free Press, United States –26 minutes ago… Battersby told me in an e-mail. "I honk and they have no idea why I am honking." The left turn on red there is legal when traffic clears, said Royal Oak … More: continued here

Sky News Philips Halts Buyback, Slashes 6000 Jobs After Reporting LossBloomberg –21 minutes ago26 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe’s largest maker of consumer electronics, said it will eliminate 6000 jobs and halt its share buyback …Philips posts 1st quarterly loss in nearly 6 yearsInternational Herald TribunePhilips Electronics posts net …

Royal Mail celebrates iconic stampsPrecisionMarketing, UK –3 minutes agoRoyal Mail is embarking on an integrated campaign to promote its Design Classic stamps that celebrates its 20th Century iconic collections. … More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail Sell-Off BombshellHell Mail, UK –3 minutes agoIts difficult to guage the strength of any revolt to plans by Lord Mandelson to sell a share of Royal Mail to possibly another postal operator, … More: continued here

Union boss warns of possible postal strikes in PlymouthPlymouth Evening Herald, UK –1 hour agoA TOP union boss has warned of possible postal strikes in Plymouth if the Government proceeds with selling off part of Royal Mail. … More: continued here

Prescott backs publicly-owned post officeScotsman, United Kingdom –27 minutes agoAsked whether he approved of Lord Mandelson's proposal to sell off a minority stake in the Royal Mail, possibly to a foreign operator, Mr Prescott replied: … More: continued here

Royal Mail boss paid full salary to stay at home – for 16 monthsNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –4 hours agoBy Nick Spoors A Royal Mail manager from Northamptonshire has been paid his full salary for the past 16 months despite staying at home because bosses did … More: continued here

Royal Mail treats us with disdainTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 minutes agoRoyal Mail announced profits of £255 million in the nine month period to December. Meanwhile it embarked upon a ferociously unpopular plan to shut down 2500 … More: continued here