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Royal Mail should be allowed to raise capital from the private sector to gain access to the funding and expertise it needs to preserve the one-price-goes-everywhere delivery, the postal regulator has said. More: continued here

How to use first class system to good effectKidderminster Shuttle, UK –1 hour agoBusiness Link in the West Midlands has posted an innovative partnership with the Royal Mail to provide a series of free workshops on Direct Mail Loves … More: continued here

The UK’s postal regulator calls for the part privatisation of Royal Mail to ensure a high-quality mail service. More: continued here

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s largest lender, will take additional writedowns of about C$855 million ($854 million) on its debt investments, the second- biggest writedown recorded by a Canadian bank since the credit crisis began last year. More: continued here

Royal Marines returning from Afghanistan, some without limbs, proudly accept their medals. More: continued here

MSN UK News Postcomm wants Royal Mail part-privatisedIndependent, UK –3 hours agoBy Colin Brown Saturday deliveries could be threatened unless the Royal Mail is partly privatised, the postal regulator has warned. …Royal Mail needs cash to survive, says regulatorguardian.co.ukPrivatise part of Royal Mail, says regulatorTelegraph.co.ukSemi-private Royal Mail?BBC NewsTimes Online – Daily Mailall 89 …

Saturday deliveries could be threatened unless the Royal Mail is partly privatised, the postal regulator has warned. More: continued here

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s largest lender, will take additional writedowns of about C$855 million ($854 million) on its debt investments, the second- biggest writedown taken by a Canadian bank since the credit crisis began last year. More: continued here

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose as BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd . climbed to a record and Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s biggest lender, advanced after announcing smaller-than-expected writedowns on the value of investments. More: continued here

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose, extending the main equity index’s record, after smaller-than-forecast investment writedowns at Royal Bank of Canada lifted financial shares. More: continued here