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Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan became the world’s newest democracy Monday when the nation held its first elections and ended more than 100 years of royal rule. More: continued here

The British Royal Mail will sell 40 post office buildings due to continued financial losses totaling $140 million annually. More: continued here

Plymouth Evening Herald OLD SUTTS STUN TITLE HOPEFULS PARKWAYPlymouth Evening Herald, UK –4 hours agoPROMOTION candidates Staddiscombe Colts, Horrabridge Rangers SA (A) and Royal Mail all stayed on course with vital victories. Current leaders Staddiscombe … More: continued here

Post Office meetingHackney Gazette, UK –7 minutes agoHundreds of signatures have been collected already on a petition urging Royal Mail to keep the branch open. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday at … More: continued here

A Royal Marine who lost both legs and his right arm after stepping on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan has been told he is not entitled to a full compensation package. More: continued here

A Royal Marine who lost both legs and his right arm after stepping on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan has been told he is not entitled to a full compensation package. Mark Ormrod, 24, was blown up on patrol in Helmand province on Christmas Eve. He has spent the last …

THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — The secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, a land that has made promoting happiness its paramount goal, was ending more than a century of royal rule Monday with its first parliamentary elections. More: continued here

This week I read… An article in the Daily Mail about Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House. He’s done a Government review of dance. There’s going to be £5.5m invested into schools so more children have access to dancing training. More: continued here

Post office sell-off expected to generate £20m for Royal MailTimes Online, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail is selling off post office premises worth £20 million as part of its closure programme. A total of 40 post offices, mainly large high-street … More: continued here

Royal Marine who lost arm and both legs in Taliban blast is …This is London, UK –2 hours agoDiane Dernie, whose son Ben Parkinson was at the centre of the Daily Mail's campaign for better compensation for troops, knows Mr Ormrod because he and her … More: continued here