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The royal family was accused today of ‘selling out’ to a celebrity magazine. MPs and commentators reacted angrily after Hello! devoted 59 pages to the wedding of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly for which the couple, both 30, were paid £500,000. More: continued here

A postman is suspended as Royal Mail investigates how bundles of mail ended up in bins in Forfar. More: continued here

Contract wins and an upturn in demand for business-to-business postal service has driven a 52% increase in revenues at Business Post’s UK Mail service. More: continued here

Parcels to post group Business Post hit forecasts for last year with good growth in its UK mail arm and a recovery by its parcels division. More: continued here

Business Post wants Royal Mail segregationShareCast, UK –5 hours agoBusiness Post added it has written to the government's review of the postal market suggesting that the selling and distribution elements of Royal Mail be …Business Post's mail division sees 52% jump in revenuesPrintWeekUPDATE 1-Business Post yr profit up 45 pct, outlook healthyReutersall …

Postman suspended over mail findBBC News, UK –22 minutes agoA postman has been suspended after bundles of mail were found dumped in bins at a block of flats in Forfar. Royal Mail launched an investigation after a … More: continued here

THE Royal Mail’s Christmas postal service in Wishaw is anything but first class — according to an independent report. In the ML postcode area only 54 per cent of first class mail was received the next day, while 86 per cent of second class mail was received within three working …

Daily Mail columnist Allison Pearson has continued her spat with the Duchess of York, accusing her of ‘pushing her two girls into the limelight’. By Stephen Brook More: continued here

Junk mail thief who sold vouchers on eBay spared jail termHull Daily Mail, UK –5 minutes agoHe sold them in bulk to customers on eBay and even sent the coupons off to people using prepaid Royal Mail envelopes. Coult, 36, of Wadsworth Avenue, … More: continued here

Royal Mail to post £2.6bn shortfall by 2010Times Online, UK –3 hours agoRoyal Mail will have made £2.6 billion less than expected by the time that its price-control period ends in 2010, the company said yesterday. … More: continued here