Royal Mail

Jean Vanier, Founder of L'Arche, Receives the 2008 Nation Builder …MSNBC –23 minutes agoAt the age of 13, during World War II, Vanier left Quebec City and his family to join Britain's Royal Navy. Although he began his adult life believing it … More: continued here

Rob Wilson delivered his Christmas thank you to posties at the Royal Mail’s sorting office. More: continued here

The British Royal Navy is installing a modified version of Windows XP on its fleet of nuclear submarines, in a victory at sea for commercial off-the-shelf technology. More: continued here

A century on, tributes to postie who laid down his life for mailScotsman, United Kingdom –22 hours agoAndrew Wood, the Royal Mail's area manager for the west of Scotland, said: "Robert Cunningham's story is a poignant reminder of the terrific sense of duty … More: continued here

BBC News Mini and other British design classics put their stamp on the postguardian.co.uk, UK –28 minutes agoThe Royal Mail said the first 10 stamps would be on sale from 13 January and would be followed by a different set every month throughout the year. …Stamps show great British designsBBC NewsStamp of …

The Australian Man dies after genitials 'set on fire by wife'Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –5 hours agoHe died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Saturday. An unnamed friend of the family told the local Sunday Mail newspaper that she had visited Mrs Narayan in …Sleeping husband who was allegedly set on fire diesNEWS.com.auSatish …

MP samples first class mail serviceReading Evening Post, UK –2 hours agoRob Wilson delivered his Christmas thank you to posties at the Royal Mail’s sorting office. The Reading East MP took a tour of the depot on Friday, …Council service New Year opening timesReading Evening Postall 2 news articles More: continued here

Red telephone box takes place alongside Mini and the miniskirt in …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –1 minute agoLater in the year, Royal Mail will depart from its traditional rectangular format for a set of jigsaw piece-shaped stamps marking the bicentenary of the … More: continued here

Lord Mandelson is expected to give a guarantee to limit the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail in order to head off a large-scale Labour rebellion in the Commons and avoid the embarrassment of the UK Government having to rely on David Cameron’s Conservatives to get the measure through Westminster. More: …

Tales of heroism and hardship, avalanches and abandoned mail…Times Online, UK –5 hours agoReports trickled in to your offices on Boxing Day, and the following days, of the hardship and heroism shown, particularly by the Royal Mail employees, … More: continued here