Royal Mail

LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland says that shareholders strongly backed the biggest rights issue in British corporate history. More: continued here

Forgotten horse of the season Winker Watson is still on course to make his eventual return to the track in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. More: continued here

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BMW driver in mail van crash three times over limitBlackpool Gazette, UK –3 hours agoBy Lisa Ettridge A COMPANY accounts director was three times the limit when he crashed his BMW into a Royal Mail van and another car. … More: continued here

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Royal Mail posts 20% hike despite letters slumpEdinburgh Evening News, UK –1 hour agoTHE Royal Mail today delivered a 20 per cent rise in first-half operating profit but warned that earnings in its letters business had fallen. … More: continued here

Some of the worst damage from Sunday’s severe weather was in North Fort Myers; a number of mobile homes were torn apart in the Royal Coach Estates, and Suncoast Estates areas. More: continued here

Inquiry over missing postexpressandstar.com, UK –5 hours agoA Royal Mail employee has been suspended after thousands of letters and packages went undelivered in a Staffordshire village. The worker, who has not been … More: continued here

Stamps celebrate Carry On comediesThe Press Association –7 minutes agoCarry On star Barbara Windsor has joined soldiers from the Household Cavalry to launch Royal Mail stamps marking 50 years of the saucy comedies. … More: continued here

Send reunions at least three weeks in advance to Robin D. Payne by fax at 313-222-5985, by e-mail to events@freepress.com or by mail to Detroit Free Press, 615 W. Lafayette, Detroit 48226. For complete listings, go to www.freep.com/reunions. More: continued here