Royal Mail

YOU have to feel sorry for John Baxter after Royal Mail lost a package worth £141 . . . and offered just £8.22 compensation. More: continued here

Labour MPs are stepping up opposition to the Royal Mail sell off amid suggestions that Gordon Brown could suffer a third House of Commons defeat. More: continued here

Doubts about the political viability of Lord Mandelson’s plans to part-privatise Royal Mail are spreading through government, as the recent bout of Labour indiscipline underlines the political risks of confronting backbenchers. More: continued here

Doubts intensify about Royal Mail plansFinancial Times, UK – Alex BarkerBy Alex Barker, Political Correspondent Doubts about the political viability of Lord Mandelson's plans to part-privatise Royal Mail are spreading through government, as the recent bout of Labour indiscipline underlines the political risks of … More: continued here

A North Texas high school is getting ready for its senior prom, including one student, who continues to beat the odds. He’s already getting the royal treatment from a community that embraced him from day one. More: continued here

Hanover Hanover County residents in the nine newly formed recycling districts may order bins online through May 22 at http://www.co.hanover.va.us/works/curbside-recycling.htm. The bins will be delivered next month and service is set to begin July 1 for residents of the Atlee Ridge, Castlewood, Craney Island Farms, Deer Valley, King’s Charter, Madison …

Paltry pay-out for lost parcelSunday Sun, UK – Ian RobsonYOU have to feel sorry for John Baxter after Royal Mail lost a package worth £141 . . . and offered just £8.22 compensation. John said the first class parcel did not arrive at its destination. He said: “It was a snap-on air impact …

Los Angeles Times Cruise lines rile passengers, tourism officials by avoiding …Los Angeles Times, CA – Hugo MartínBrian Capt, a passenger on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas, who departed from San Pedro on Sunday for a seven-day cruise of the Mexican Riviera with his wife and four children, said via e-mail his …

Now Brown retreats on Royal MailTimes Online, UK – Jonathan Oliver, Isabel OakeshottGORDON BROWN was preparing for a third embarrassing climbdown last night as the government signalled full-scale retreat over plans to privatise the Royal Mail. Following last week's defeats over the Gurkhas and MPs' expenses, allies of the prime … More: continued here

GORDON BROWN was preparing for a third embarrassing climbdown last night as the government signalled full-scale retreat over plans to privatise the Royal Mail. More: continued here