BUNGLING burglars failed to steal a cash machine containing around £15,000 from a shop – because it was too heavy for them to lift into their getaway vehicle.The four masked men broke into the Post Office before attaching straps to the ATM and then dragging it outside using a Land …
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BUNGLING burglars failed to steal a cash machine containing around £15,000 from a shop – because it was too heavy for them to lift into their getaway vehicle. The four masked men broke into the Post Office before attaching straps to the ATM and then dragging it outside using a …
Read More »Ed Miliband condemns ‘fire sale of a great institution’ at knock-down price – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Ed Miliband condemns 'fire sale of a great institution' at knock-down priceDaily MailMore than 100million Royal Mail shares were traded within 60 minutes of the former monopoly floating on the stockmarket yesterday. Their price jumped instantly from £3.30, the sale price set by ministers, to £4.50, allowing critics …
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New Delhi, Oct 12 : India's e-commerce marketplace, eBay India, has announced the eBay for Charity Fest 2013 or www.ebay.in/charityfest for 'The Joy of Giving Week'. More: continued here
Read More »FISA Court Rubber Stamps Continued Collection Of Metadata On Every Single … – Techdirt
FISA Court Rubber Stamps Continued Collection Of Metadata On Every Single …TechdirtEven though the same thing has been rubber stamped every few months for at least the past seven years, this time there was an attempt at a full justification for why it made sense. Of course, since it was …
Read More »Royal Mail Shares Surge in Debut
A 38 percent increase reignites criticism that the government sold a majority of Britain’s main postal service too cheaply. More: continued here
Read More »Buying frenzy could make Royal Mail sell-off most successful ever – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Buying frenzy could make Royal Mail sell-off most successful everTelegraph.co.ukBy the market close on Friday, Royal Mail's share price had risen 38 per cent from 330p to 455p — beating first-day gains by both British Telecom and Railtrack. The jump in the Royal Mail share price meant 690,000 retail …
Read More »Just what the privatisation of Royal Mail will deliver remains to be seen – The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog) Just what the privatisation of Royal Mail will deliver remains to be seenThe Guardian (blog)The parallel with the Royal Mail is not exact, of course. The state is retaining a 30% stake for the time being, and it would not be sensible for a government to try …
Read More »Rocketing Royal Mail triggers row over cheap sale – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Rocketing Royal Mail triggers row over cheap saleTelegraph.co.ukBen Harris-Quinney, chairman of conservative think tank, the Bow Group, said: “It should now be clear to even the staunchest supporters of the government's flotation of Royal Mail that the company has been significantly undervalued.” Business Secretary … More: continued here
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