Royal Mail

John Higgins won his first ranking title on home soil, holding off a spirited Ryan Day fightback to clinch the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow. More: continued here

Royal Mail’s future as a state-owned enterprise is bleak. More: continued here

COMMENT & ANALYSIS Editorial commentFinancial Times, UK –59 minutes agoRoyal Mail’s future as a state-owned enterprise is bleak. Without radical surgery, and a huge injection of private capital, the British postal operator will …Mandelson urged to halt Post Office closuresguardian.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

Britons use reliable Indian post to send X-mas cardsHindu, India –54 minutes agoIt is cheaper and more reliable to send cards from India rather than from within Britain, thanks to problems faced by Royal Mail that deals with the annual … More: continued here

Royal Mail staff in prayer claimMirror.co.uk, UK –Oct 16, 2008Two Islamic postal workers have dropped legal action against the Royal Mail after bosses refused their request to have extra time off to pray up to five …MUSLIM POSTAL WORKERS DEMAND EXTRA BREAKS TO PRAY FIVE TIMES A SHIFTUK Expressall 5 news articles More: continued here

Let's stick togetherguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoOn Tuesday the Royal Mail released six stamps celebrating Women of Distinction. The design was powerful and forthright, befitting its subjects: the … More: continued here

Rivals deliver new blow to Royal MailScotland on Sunday, UK –5 hours agoBy Nathalie Thomas PRIVATE postal companies are rapidly gaining ground on the Royal Mail in Scotland, with one firm tripling its business since the start of …Mandelson urged to halt Post Office closuresguardian.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

Pleasing resultsFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoEversheds re-evaluated the way it delivered its legal services to Royal Mail and ended up cutting the client’s legal spend by more than 25 per cent. … More: continued here

John Higgins fought off a spirited fightback from young gun Judd Trump to book his place in Sunday’s Royal London Watches Grand Prix final in Glasgow. More: continued here

A postman was caught wearing a pair of stolen knickers after his bosses became suspicious that packages were going missing. Matthew Furness admitted two charges of stealing postal packages belonging to Royal Mail, on October 1 and December 6 last year. More: continued here