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BBC News Divi blow as HBOS seeks £4bn funds liftThis is Money, UK –2 hours agoHBOS has taken a similar route to Royal Bank of Scotland last week with its £12bn rights issue, selling the shares at a huge discount and paying the City a …UK M&A at a glanceThomson Merger News …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell’s has reported a 25 percent rise in first-quarter earnings, crediting strong increases in energy prices. More: continued here

Elections bring big increase in mailDaily Post, UK –5 hours agoROYAL Mail has joined forces with the Electoral Commission to prepare for an increase in mail in this week’s run-up to the local government elections in … More: continued here

April 29 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks gained after Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc , Europe’s two largest oil producers, reported earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. More: continued here

Royal Mail to introduce Carry On and Hammer Horror postage stampsRetro To Go, UK –2 hours agoAnd 50 years on, both series of movies are being celebrated by the Royal Mail with its Carry On and Hammer Horror postage stamps. … More: continued here

Successful two years for Ordnance Survey MasterMap Address Layer 2PublicTechnology.net, UK –5 minutes agoThis work is bolstered by updates from Royal Mail and others, resulting in a publication cycle that averages 1.3 million changes every six weeks. … More: continued here

An interesting article on Finextra today with statistics that one third of UK web users bank online. Apparently the most popular sites are Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland. More: continued here

Straight to the pointic Wales, United Kingdom –4 hours agoHe was told to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for three months and ordered to pay £500 compensation to the Royal Mail. … More: continued here

April 28 (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc may report record first-quarter profit and BP Plc the highest earnings in two years after oil rose above $100 a barrel and natural gas prices climbed. More: continued here

The Chennai Super Kings claimed six wickets in the final four overs as the Bangalore Royal Challengers collapsed with victory in sight in their IPL clash on Monday. More: continued here