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MORE THAN insurer Royal & Sun Alliance has posted a forecast-beating 4% rise in annual profits, despite a £120m hit from last summer’s floods in the UK. More: continued here

Post Office workers fear for site’s futurenebusiness.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoUnions are calling for any new development to incorporate the mail centre. A presentation is set to be made to unions next week by Royal Mail bosses. …Fighting against the bullying bosses at BurslemSocialistworker.co.ukall 2 news articles More: continued here

TYTHERINGTON’S post office service faces the axe – just a decade after it was saved by community-minded villagers. The village’s post office, in Itchington Road, has been included in a hit list of closure-threatened branches across the South West, released by Royal Mail bosses this week. More: continued here

Royal Mail needs consultantsComputing, UK –3 hours agoRoyal Mail is tendering for up to £40m-worth of IT consultancy services as part of plans to improve the efficiency of its £1.5bn-worth of technology … More: continued here

Barcelona: Vijay Mallya believes that his Bangalore team, Royal Challengers, will be a strong outfit in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket. “I know that a lot of people are calling my team as a ‘Test … More: continued here

VIJAYAWADA: NECC defeated South Central Railway by 37 runs, while Royal CC scored a 333-run victory over Sakthi CC in Krishna District Cricket Association’s power league for the Kartagadda Madhusudhana Rao Memorial Trophy on … More: continued here

LONDON (SHARECAST) – As others retreat from the corporate asset market, HBOS may find some bargain “opportunities” and, long term, UK housing remains structurally sound. But the immediate headwinds should be a deterrent. More: continued here

SECURITY ALERT 'SENDS SHUDDER THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY'Newtownabbey Today, UK –12 hours agoA SUSPICIOUS package was found at the Royal Mail Sorting Office in Mallusk last Wednesday (Feb 20). Police were called to the Mail Centre shortly before … More: continued here

A set of stamps celebrating the history of the British monarchy went on sale yesterday. Monarchs from the Houses of Lancaster and York were the first to feature in the Royal Mail’s Kings and Queens series, which will feature royalty spanning six centuries. More: continued here

The Business Desk Secure parcel drop-off system developed for homeownersThe Business Desk, UK –18 hours agoMillions of parcels get returned to Royal Mail depots every year because people are not in their houses to receive them. Barnsley-based Eddie Riby is behind … More: continued here