Royal Mail

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian financial shares fell, led by Royal Bank of Canada, on concern that they may face additional writedowns related to U.S. home loans. More: continued here

The price of a first-class stamp is going up by 2p to 36p next year while second-class rises by 3p to 27p. More: continued here

Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that’s based on standard cell… More: continued here

The Royal Mail, the British postal service, which has been hit hard by the effects of digitization, is trying to stimulate business by appealing to the senses. More: continued here

The Government has extended Allan Leighton’s tenure as chairman of Royal Mail, three months after it abandoned a search for his successor, and announced a review of the postal services market. More: continued here

The UK Government insisted it was committed to a universal postal service yesterday as it announced a major review of the impact of competition on Royal Mail. More: continued here

The price of a first-class stamp is to increase by 2p to 36p from next April, while second-class stamps will go up by 3p to 27p, the Royal Mail has announced. More: continued here

Princess Diana confided in the Daily Mail’s royal correspondent only six hours before her death, her inquest heard yesterday. More: continued here

Princess Diana confided in the Daily Mail’s royal correspondent only six hours before her death, her inquest heard yesterday. Richard Kay told the jury that she phoned him to discuss her fears, concerns and dreams for the future More: continued here

The elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent promises to meet Royal Mail bosses to try and end a postal strike. More: continued here