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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

Travel: Jenny Diski sails to the island of St Helena on the last working Royal Mail Ship and finds a forgotten outpost of the British empire More: continued here

Cable TV and ice cream on one side of town, white bread and roaches on the opposite side. More: continued here

Summer strikes hit postal figuresNorfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK –May 30, 2008Royal Mail came under fresh criticism today after it emerged that it had failed to hit delivery targets across the whole of the East of England. … More: continued here

Another 4000 post offices face axeTimes Online, UK –4 minutes agoRoyal Mail is now expected to fall far below a government pledge that the national network of post offices should be kept to at least 11500. … More: continued here