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A new complete evolutionary ‘family tree’ showing how all British bird species are related to each other may provide clues about which ones are at risk of population decline, according to new research published today (11 June) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. More: continued here

Post Office rules out more closuresTimes Online, UK –3 hours agoThe controversial plan by Royal Mail to close 2500 branches to save £500000 a day, will take the network down to 11500. Until now, further reductions had … More: continued here

Thief takes postman's bagNorwich Evening News, UK –6 hours agoIt is believed that up to 40 homes in the area were affected and Royal Mail has written to households informing them of the theft. … More: continued here

Tariq confirmed his Royal Ascot presence next week after working in Newmarket on Tuesday morning alongside fellow hopeful Aeroplane. More: continued here

CWU conference: postal workers need action to beat attacksSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoEarlier this year Royal Mail closed its final salary pension scheme and introduced a new career average scheme. This means increased employee contributions …CWU conference: privatisation debateSocialistworker.co.ukCWU conference debates political relationship with LabourSocialistworker.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

Postal delegates at the CWU union conference were set to discuss proposals for a national strike against attacks on pensions, mail centre and delivery office closures, and the threat of further privatisation of Royal Mail as Socialist Worker went to press. More: continued here

Hell Mail CWU conference: privatisation debateSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours ago“Private operators now have more than 20 percent of our sorting and collection business, and Royal Mail is left with the business of delivering the final …CWU Finances Take A Battering After Postal StrikeHell MailCWU conference debates political relationship with LabourSocialistworker.co.ukall 7 news …

Postal workers at five delivery offices in Oxford have asked for strike ballots after Royal Mail managers have forced them to take on extra work, without agreement with the union. More: continued here

Prix de l’Abbaye winner Benbaun is gearing up for another tilt at a potential Royal Ascot double-header, starting with next Tuesday’s King’s Stand Stakes. More: continued here

Hell Mail CWU conference debates political relationship with LabourSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoMany activists are so enraged by the way the government backed Royal Mail against the union that they want to reconsider funding the party. …CWU Finances Take A Battering After Postal StrikeHell Mailall 7 news articles More: continued here