Daily Mail Why are City sharks allowed to make a killing on the Royal Mail while you and …Daily MailYet just three years from its 500th birthday, the Royal Mail is at the centre of a deeply controversial sell-off that could see speculators, hedge funds and City gamblers lining their …
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Read More »Royal Mail shares demand outstrips supply – The Guardian
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PLANT CITY — Postal officials want to close the downtown Plant City post office permanently due to structural damage in the nearly 80-year-old landmark. More: continued here
Read More »4 Baltimore Post Office Workers Charged With Bribing Public Official – CBS Local
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Royal Mail has warned MPs that job losses are likely after its historic privatisation as the industry continues to modernise. More: continued here
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