Chennai: A sensational unbeaten 158 by wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 140-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on … More: continued here
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Those who blinked and missed the Royal Mail’s set of stamps featuring James Bond covers back in January should rush to a new exhibition opening next week. More: continued here
Read More »Scots Christmas card takes detour to Bermuda – Glasgow Daily Record
Scots Christmas card takes detour to BermudaGlasgow Daily Record, UK –3 hours agoA Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "Royal Mail delivers 21billion items of mail each year to 28million addresses in the UK and 99.93 per cent of that i … More: continued here
Read More »The word 'diaper' was originally used to describe a pattern – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk The word 'diaper' was originally used to describe a patternTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –13 hours agoBy 1874, after too many people had walked straight into the green boxes, red was settled on as the colour of choice. The Royal Mail still has a trademark on … More: continued here
Read More »300-MILE ROUND-TRIP TO POST MY MAIL FROM TOPSHAM TO TOPSHAM! – Express & Echo
300-MILE ROUND-TRIP TO POST MY MAIL FROM TOPSHAM TO TOPSHAM!Express & Echo, UK –1 hour agoSo why was the Royal Mail telling him to take them to Swindon in Wiltshire? It's a long way – about a 300-mile round trip – and a long story, … More: continued here
Read More »Our Xmas Card Got Lost In Bermuda Triangle – Glasgow Daily Record
Our Xmas Card Got Lost In Bermuda TriangleGlasgow Daily Record, UK –25 minutes agoA Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "Royal Mail delivers 21billion items of mail each year to 28million addresses in the UK and 99.93 per cent of that i … More: continued here
Read More »London mayoral election result fears after postal votes go missing – Times Online
London mayoral election result fears after postal votes go missingTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoA spokesman for the Royal Mail said: “The City of London’s freepost account lapsed in February despite a letter from Royal Mail urging the corporation to … More: continued here
Read More »Post box doomed – Goole Today
Post box doomedGoole Today, UK –10 hours agoBut a Royal Mail spokesman said the company had no choice but to remove the box following the request by the land owner. Councillor Keith Moore took up the … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Society longlist heavy on psychology (Guardian Unlimited)
Apr 18: Psychology is a feature of this year’s longlist for the Royal Society prize for science books More: continued here
Read More »Quest for an Honor (CNN.com)
A trip to Buckingham Palace usually involves watching the “changing of the guard” and snapping a few shots of the grand royal residence. That’s as close as most people will ever get to Her Majesty the Queen. Unless, of course, you’re invited to join the Order of the British Empire. …
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