Prince William could be chasing Caribbean drug runners when he embarks on a two-month training course with the Royal Navy. More: continued here
Read More »A voyage to world’s end (Guardian Unlimited)
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
Read More »Royal Care for Some of India?s Patients, Neglect for Others (New York Times)
Cable TV and ice cream on one side of town, white bread and roaches on the opposite side. More: continued here
Read More »Summer strikes hit postal figures – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
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Read More »Another 4000 post offices face axe – Times Online
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Read More »Royal Mail slammed for post failures – East Anglian Daily Times
Royal Mail slammed for post failuresEast Anglian Daily Times, UK –2 minutes agoAccording to figures released yesterday by the Royal Mail, only 85.2% of first class mail was delivered the following working day in 2007/08 – some way … More: continued here
Read More »Letter targets missed after strikes – Express & Echo
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Read More »Letter targets missed after strikes – ic Wales
Letter targets missed after strikesic Wales, United Kingdom –May 29, 2008Strikes by postal workers led to the Royal Mail missing its delivery targets for first and second class letters in the past year, new figures show. … More: continued here
Read More »Letter targets missed after strikes – ic Liverpool
Letter targets missed after strikesic Liverpool, UK –May 29, 2008Strikes by postal workers led to the Royal Mail missing its delivery targets for first and second class letters in the past year, new figures show. … More: continued here
Read More »Size really matters at Royal Mail – guardian.co.uk
Hell Mail Size really matters at Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoPhillip Inman reports A note through your front door from Royal Mail says a letter is waiting for you at the delivery office. The note says that to retrieve …Is Royal Mail Being Sucked Dry For Sell Off?Hell MailShoddy treatmentThe HeraldMP …
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