Royal Mail

Post worker hurt in bypass smashBurnley Express,  UK –4 hours agoThe crash happened shortly after noon yesterday when a Vauxhall Combo Royal Mail van was turning right and a Renault Clio was in collision with the rear. … More: continued here

ic Wales Postman hoarded hundreds of lettersic Wales, United Kingdom –4 hours agoProsecuting for Royal Mail, Nicholas Gareth Jones said some of the letters and parcels Evans handled were as much as three months old. … More: continued here

Maxus unveils 2008 model year enhancementsEasier (press release), UK –31 minutes ago… whether it’sa mobile post office for the Royal Mail fleet, a dedicated School Bus for our educational customers or simply a standard van built to the … More: continued here

Ninemsn Flying Princes, Royal Scandal and Druggie RockersABC News –4 hours agoThe news made it to the front page of the UK tabloid The Daily Mail, which revealed that the prince — second in line to the throne — also made a pit-stop in …Doherty behind bars but 'still on heroin'Ninemsnall …

Here are some of the stories that made it to the front pages of U.K. tabloids. More: continued here

Two socialites attempted to blackmail a member of the extended British royal family for $100,000, a jury in England’s Central Criminal Court was told Tuesday. More: continued here

Two men attempted to extort £50,000 from a member of the Royal Family by threatening to release sound recordings containing claims that he performed oral sex on a male aide and was guilty of “impropriety” in the way he ran his business, a court heard yesterday. More: continued here

Two men tried to blackmail a member of the royal family with an audio recording featuring claims that he had performed a gay sex act at a party a court was told on Tuesday More: continued here

As Royal Mail flaunted its green credentials with a new set of stamps featuring endangered insects yesterday, a conservation charity offered up a similar set highlighting the plight of insects that it says are threatened by one of the postal service’s developments. More: continued here

Kent Online Insect stamps launchNatural History Museum, UK –3 hours agoSix of the set of 10 first class Royal Mail stamps of endangered UK insects developed with the Natural History Museum. Outstanding images of insects adorn a …First class ant makes rare appearanceWoking News and MailRare beetle alive and well in Kent …