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The Royal Mail's Christmas stamps will feature traditional festive scenes this year, designed by two young girls. More: continued here

The Post Office's Horizon accounting IT inquiry appoints former Lord Justice of Appeal Anthony Hooper to chair mediation stage More: continued here

Court stops post office sale — againThe AdvocateJust a little more than a month ago, Stamford heard that a new set of apartment towers were going to rise at the site of the historic Atlantic Street post office downtown. The developer promised to preserve the post office building as part …

A NATIONAL strike planned by Royal Mail workers was called off today after progress was made in talks regarding staff pay and pensions.         More: continued here

Banks advising government on privatisation have made profit of about £29m since flotation on their own shares Banks advising the government on the controversial sell-off of Royal Mail were allocated millions of shares that have shown a profit of about £29m since its flotation. The gains come on top of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have begun talks on crafting a compromise farm bill, including cuts to the food stamp program. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail workers' strike cancelledBBC NewsA Royal Mail workers' strike planned for Monday has been called off after progress was made in talks over pay and pensions. The Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they were committed to "finalising an agreement" by 13 …Union calls off …

McClatchy Washington Bureau Lawmakers could save millions by targeting food stamp fraud — will they?Fox NewsThe amount appears relatively small considering the government pays out roughly $70 billion in annual food stamps benefits. But negotiators will likely consider every penny of potential savings as they try to bridge the gap …

Workers at Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service called off a planned November 4 strike on Wednesday, saying that the union and company had made progress in talks over pay and working conditions. Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they were now committed to finalising an …

DigitalJournal.com New same-day delivery service released by eBayDigitalJournal.comIn response to Amazon's local delivery service, eBay announced on October 22nd that it will now be offering same-day delivery in 25 markets around the United States, including Chicago, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the San Francisco Peninsula. More: continued here