Royal Mail

The Queen has outlawed mini-skirts, midriffs, cleavage and “chavs” (bogans) from her wing at the Royal Ascot. More: continued here

Busy post office forced to closeTimes 24, UK –1 hour agoA spokesman for the Royal Mail insisted that the closure had nothing to do with the 2500 post offices set to close later this year. More: continued here

Attack bull terrier caught on cameraThe Star, UK –3 hours ago… 20 members of the public have rung in with possible leads, and all Royal Mail staff have been informed of the attack and urged to report any sightings. … More: continued here

Postman finds dead body by roadside on his way to workEdinburgh Evening News, UK –5 minutes agoRoyal Mail delivery worker Andrew Cunningham made the grisly discovery just after 6am on Ferry Road Avenue, near the Crewe Toll roundabout, … More: continued here

Royal Mail offers chocolate mailpacksPrecisionMarketing, UK –14 minutes agoRoyal Mail is stepping up its efforts to get companies to use direct mail by creating a new personalised mailpack made entirely of chocolate. … More: continued here

Burslem strike: Royal Mail’s war on CWU activistsSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoby Yuri Prasad Royal Mail bosses are talking peace while making war. Behind the warm words of a “new era in industrial relations”, they are trying to break …The bullying bosses of BurslemSocialistworker.co.ukall 2 news articles More: continued here

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell, led by Suncor Energy Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. Financial shares declined after Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce sold $2.7 billion in stock to cover writedowns tied to the U.S. mortgage market. More: continued here

Royal Mail bosses are talking peace while making war. Behind the warm words of a “new era in industrial relations”, they are trying to break the postal workers’ CWU union by harassing and victimising reps with charges relating to last year’s national postal strike. More: continued here

The equity infusions that some global banks, including Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce , are receiving are a good thing for the financial system, says the CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada . More: continued here

Socialist Worker spoke to Ben and Edgar, two Burslem strikers in the CWU postal workers’ union who between them have over 30 years’ experience in Royal Mail. More: continued here