Royal Mail

The first steps towards the privatisation of Royal Mail will be unveiled this week as ministers prepare to remove the biggest obstacle to its break-up. More: continued here

The taxpayer should take on billions of pounds of pension liabilities from the Royal Mail to put it on a sound financial footing ministers are being told. More: continued here

A review that recommends “radical surgery” for the Royal Mail is being considered by ministers, it was reported. More: continued here

The Government is to rule out any moves to privatise the Royal Mail ahead of the publication of a long-awaited review into the future of the postal group, it has emerged. More: continued here

IBM (NYSE:IBM) and the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, which provides health-care to a local population of approximately 500,000 people, today announced a 1-year extension to their 17-year strategic agreement with IBM to manage their Hospital Information System. More: continued here

BBC News Papers consider UK troop deathsBBC News, UK –3 hours agoSeveral of the Sunday papers focus on the recent deaths of four British Royal Marines in southern Afghanistan. The News of the World says one of the dead …Brown visit to Afghanistan overshadowed by deaths of four marinesDaily MailBritish PM visits UK troops near AfghanNews Channel…

BBC News Report on Royal Mail future dueBBC News, UK –40 minutes agoBusiness Secretary Lord Mandelson has received the findings of an inquiry into the future of Royal Mail. The head of the review, Richard Hooper, …Royal Mail faces £7bn pension gapguardian.co.ukMandelson eyes Royal Mail sell-offTimes OnlineTaxpayer should stage £7 billion pension bail-out of Royal Mail…Telegraph.co.ukHell Mailall…

Royal Mail'surgery' callTeleText, UK –1 minute agoA review recommending "radical surgery" for the Royal Mail is reportedly being considered by ministers. The outcome of the independent study by Richard … More: continued here

Threat to Christmas postDunstabke Today, UK –5 minutes agoBy Sally-Anne Johnson Postal deliveries in Luton could be hit when Royal Mail workers in Milton Keynes go on strike on Friday, December 19. … More: continued here

Lucian Truscott, the Texan general whose troops liberated Sicily during the Second World War, would have little sympathy for British postmen who are complaining that they are being asked to walk at 4mph. More: continued here