BBC News Giles Finnemore, of Royal Mail, said the postcode was still …BBC News, UK –3 hours agoPostcoded letters are read by Royal Mail's machinery and sorted 30 times faster than those dealt with by hand. The first postcodes were introduced in …Postcodes to celebrate 50th yearBBC Newsall 2 news articles More: continued here
Daily Mail The Big Question: How important was Charles Darwin, and what is …Independent, UK –5 hours agoHe has been on more stamps than anyone save members of the royal family, and yesterday the Royal Mail unveiled another one, to celebrate 2009 as the 200th …Video: Today in History for Dec. 27AssociatedPressDOWNE: Stamps to celebrate Charles DarwinThis…
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The British Royal Navy is installing a modified version of Windows XP on its fleet of nuclear submarines, in a victory at sea for commercial off-the-shelf technology. More: continued here
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BBC News Mini and other British design classics put their stamp on the postguardian.co.uk, UK –28 minutes agoThe Royal Mail said the first 10 stamps would be on sale from 13 January and would be followed by a different set every month throughout the year. …Stamps show great British designsBBC NewsStamp of approval for British design classicsAFPRed…
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MP samples first class mail serviceReading Evening Post, UK –2 hours agoRob Wilson delivered his Christmas thank you to posties at the Royal Mail’s sorting office. The Reading East MP took a tour of the depot on Friday, …Council service New Year opening timesReading Evening Postall 2 news articles More: continued here
Red telephone box takes place alongside Mini and the miniskirt in …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –1 minute agoLater in the year, Royal Mail will depart from its traditional rectangular format for a set of jigsaw piece-shaped stamps marking the bicentenary of the … More: continued here