Royal Mail

Here are some of the stories that made it to the front pages of U.K. tabloids. More: continued here

Two socialites attempted to blackmail a member of the extended British royal family for $100,000, a jury in England’s Central Criminal Court was told Tuesday. More: continued here

Two men attempted to extort £50,000 from a member of the Royal Family by threatening to release sound recordings containing claims that he performed oral sex on a male aide and was guilty of “impropriety” in the way he ran his business, a court heard yesterday. More: continued here

Two men tried to blackmail a member of the royal family with an audio recording featuring claims that he had performed a gay sex act at a party a court was told on Tuesday More: continued here

As Royal Mail flaunted its green credentials with a new set of stamps featuring endangered insects yesterday, a conservation charity offered up a similar set highlighting the plight of insects that it says are threatened by one of the postal service’s developments. More: continued here

Kent Online Insect stamps launchNatural History Museum, UK –3 hours agoSix of the set of 10 first class Royal Mail stamps of endangered UK insects developed with the Natural History Museum. Outstanding images of insects adorn a …First class ant makes rare appearanceWoking News and MailRare beetle alive and well in Kent …

ic Wales POSTMAN WHO TOOK THE MAIL HOMEic Wales, United Kingdom –2 hours agoProsecuting for Royal Mail, Nicholas Gareth Jones said some of the letters and parcels Evans handled were as much as three months old. …Postman hoarded hundreds of lettersic Walesall 2 news articles More: continued here

Buglife to battle on against Royal MailEssex Echo, UK –4 minutes agoBy Neil Speight WILDLIFE campaigners plan to appeal a High Court decision to allow the creation of a Royal Mail distribution centre in Thurrock. … More: continued here

Report backs new wave of privatisationePolitix, UK –15 hours agoPrivatising the Royal Mail and parts of the BBC could raise as much as £20bn for the public purse, according a report by the Adam Smith Institute. … More: continued here

Hell Mail protesters stamp on Royal Mail’s green credentialsTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoAs Royal Mail flaunted its green credentials with a new set of stamps featuring endangered insects yesterday, a conservation charity offered up a similar …Buglife Charity Still Fighting West Thurrock DevelopmentHell MailCharity continues to oppose developmentBusiness GreenAppeal over mail …