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Fra Andrew Bertie, a descendant of Britain’s royal Stuart family who was grand master of the Knights of Malta, has died, the ancient lay Roman Catholic order said. He was 78. More: continued here

Australian Open champion Karrie Webb climbed into a share of the lead at the ANZ Ladies Masters after the second round at Royal Pines Resort in Australia. More: continued here

Union leaders try to persuade Royal Mail to keep postal sorting in Coventry once its office closes in the spring. More: continued here

Missing mail finally arrivesBasingstoke Gazette, UK –4 hours agoMrs Donaldson said she plans to write to the chief executive of Royal Mail to demand an apology and some appropriate compensation. Peter Jones, of Pack Lane … More: continued here

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has won the Royal Trophy, Seve Trophy, Walker Cup and Palmer Cup and is confident his recent run of consistent form can thrust him into Nick Faldo’s mind for the ultimate team showdown at Valhalla in September. More: continued here

As he summed up his controversy-igniting lecture on sharia in Britain at London’s Royal Courts of Justice this week, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned that “if we are to think intelligently about the relations between Islam and British law, we need a fair amount of ‘deconstruction’ of crude oppositions and …

Writing to this column saved a debt-burdened reader £21000Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –2 hours agoThis letter arrived in a very tattered state along with an apologetic missive from Royal Mail. The culprits, it explained, were snails. … More: continued here

For those who underestimate how onerous legislation can get for boaters, without bodies like the RYA fighting against it, we’ve just received a horror story from the Southern hemisphere. More: continued here

THE future of the Bishop Street sorting depot in Coventry will be discussed at a meeting with Royal Mail chiefs today. More: continued here

A suspicious package which caused alarm at a Post Office depot turned out to be a herbal remedy, police have said. Staff alerted police after they found a sealed plastic bag with pink powder in it at the Royal Mail Delivery Office on Christian Road, Preston, Lancashire. More: continued here