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Lenders are trying to take control of the Royal Palm hotel in Miami Beach after accusing its owner of defaulting on a $25 million loan, according to court documents. More: continued here

POST BOX FIRE DESTROYS MAILExpress & Echo, UK –40 minutes agoA spokeswoman for Royal Mail said: "10-12 items of mail were recovered from the box. Some of them are beyond repair and we cannot tell where they are … More: continued here

Union representatives are preparing to meet business leaders as part of their campaign to save a Royal Mail depot. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) says it has had “overwhelming support” from North Staffordshire firms concerned about plans … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Bank data disc 'lost in post'The Press Association –3 hours agoThe group said the disc was sent from its Southampton office to a reinsurer by Royal Mail, and not by external courier as was previously reported. …HSBC joins the list of personal data lossesCurrent IT news from heise onlineHSBC loses customers' data diskIndependentHSBC loses disk…

Banking giant HSBC has said a lost disc containing details of 370,000 customers was sent through the post. The group said the disc was sent from its Southampton office to a reinsurer by Royal Mail, and not by external courier as was previously reported. More: continued here

BBC News Late mail fear over office moveBBC News, UK –4 hours agoBut Royal Mail said the move was necessary because the building at Barmouth was unsuitable. The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) said a number of issues … More: continued here

Businesses express worries at a loss of service and late deliveries as a mail sorting office moves. More: continued here

Five postal workers sacked after a bitter dispute with Royal Mail are fighting to get their jobs back. The workers, who were sacked last month, were among 12 members of staff suspended over allegations of bullying and harassment last September, … More: continued here

Mick Fitzgerald is to have a second operation on his neck following his fall in the John Smith’s Grand National. The first eight-hour operation at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Sunday to realign three vertebrae and two discs was a success. More: continued here

Deutsche Post to follow Royal Mail’s leadGibbons Stamp Monthly, UK –4 hours agoGermany’s privatised postal service has announced it plans to sell hundreds of its branch offices to other companies, but has no plans to cut jobs in the … More: continued here