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Leaked Shell E-mail Reveals 62 Senior Executive AppointmentsWall Street JournalLONDON (Dow Jones)–An internal e-mail from Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) leaked to a blog critical of the company has revealed the appointments of 62 senior executives to new roles within the restructured company. The e-mail dated June 16, … More: …

Google Backs UK Attempt to Tickle International TradeUlitzer.com, NJWith partners Google, Royal Mail, HSBC and the Institute of Export, it's providing a service called Export Box meant to drive traffic to businesses' web sites and find new customers worldwide. Export Box involves localizing company web sites. … More: continued here

Mail bosses disciplined after post is dumped in trailerEdinburgh Evening News, UKBy ALAN mcewen FIVE managers at Royal Mail have faced disciplinary action following an internal inquiry into the discovery of tens of thousands of undelivered letters found dumped inside a lorry trailer. Bundles of post were found in the back …

The Sun Jail for postman too stoned to deliver the mailYorkshire Post, UKAfter checking Royal Mail records, they found Goddard had claimed £170 for 13 postal rounds he had never even started. David Dixon, defending, said: "This was laziness brought about by excessive cannabis use. He stopped delivering junk mail which …

Postal Services BillLinex Legal (subscription), UKRoyal Mail is part of the UK's economic and social glue because it brings all these items to our doors. It is the only operator that can provide the universal service at affordable prices, ensuring that 28 million homes and businesses across the … More: continued …

MPs snubbed in row over Royal MailThis Is Lancashire, UKTHE local branch of the Communication Workers Union has said it will not support MPs who have backed the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. The union, which represents postal workers across the country, has thanked those MPs, such as Bolton North East's … …

So near and yet a world apart: the magical islands of the lochThe Herald, UKAs the beautifully varnished 31ft motor boat chugs away from the banks, a blanched Royal Mail flag flutters from the mast. The Macfarlane family have been operating ferries on the loch since the end of the 19th …

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Kent News Artist behind new folklore stamps only uses emailKent News, United KingdomThe striking images were created for the Royal Mail by illustrator Dave McKean, from Isle of Oxney, near Tenterden. The six stamps, issued on Tuesday, feature fantastical characters from the UK's rich history of folklore and legend. … More: …

Class exchanges love letters with Picasso museMonterey County Herald, CAThe packages came stamped Royal Mail, Postage Paid UK, with a return address written on the back rather than on the front. It was a foreign delivery, for sure, but for Jose Cavazos' students, the letters were personal gifts from Pablo Picasso's …