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4000 MORE POST OFFICES MAY BE SHUT, SAY MPSUK Express, UK –7 hours agoRoyal Mail is currently cutting 2500 post offices from its network of 14000 – but a further 4000 may also go. This was revealed by Commons Business and … More: continued here

The Age Queen tells Kate to get a jobSydney Morning Herald, Australia –30 minutes ago"Although they are not yet engaged, it seems more likely than not that Kate will be a Royal bride one day, and the Queen is of the opinion that Kate should …Queen: Kate should get a proper job …

Royal Mail seeks Postcomm extensionPrecisionMarketing, UK –24 minutes agoRoyal Mail has asked Postcomm to extend the suspension of the bulk compensation scheme for another year amid fears of further industrial action in the … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Post office closures will set off outcry, say MPsguardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoThe committee points to the close relationship between Royal Mail as the universal service provider – the one-price-goes-anywhere obligation – and the post …Post Office to close some profitable branches admits MinisterTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail Under More PressureFinancialAdvice.co.ukAnother 4000 post offices …

MPs will today mount a scathing attack on the governance of the state-owned post office network, criticising the “simply unacceptable” lack of financial transparency and the Royal Mail’s “unsatisfactory” power over branch closures. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Post Office to close some profitable branches admits MinisterTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –11 minutes agoHowever Pat McFadden, the post office minister, said today that Royal Mail is closing branches that were making profits. He told the BBC’s The Daily … More: continued here

Emirates Post presented the Innovation award to Denmark Post at the prestigious World Mail Awards 2008 which were announced at a gala dinner in Budapest, Hungary, in the presence of over 300 senior postal industry executives. More: continued here

How green is it to use the post?guardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoTNT, DHL, Parcelforce, the Royal Mail and UK Mail are all anxious, however, to prove their green credential, usually by shrinking the footprint of their … More: continued here

FinancialAdvice.co.uk Royal Mail Under More PressureFinancialAdvice.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoEven though the Royal Mail has been under extreme pressure for a number of years it seems that the expected end to post office closures may be delayed. …Another 4000 post offices face axeTimes OnlineMPs condemn secrecy over post office closuresTelegraph.co.ukall 3 news …

Prince William could be chasing Caribbean drug runners when he embarks on a two-month training course with the Royal Navy. More: continued here