Do the Royal Mail's new stamps cast the right spell?

The Magical Realms edition of postage stamps are a neat idea, but have the right magical characters been chosen? Would you trust Lord Voldemort to deliver your letters? That's the question I ask myself as I contemplate the Royal Mail's new stamps release , which has Harry Potter's arch-enemy (Ralph …

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Royal Mail faces new strike threat from Unite

• Unite pledges to stop compulsory redundancies • Union could join with CWU to fight privatisation Royal Mail is facing industrial unrest on a new front after the Unite union said it would ballot thousands of managers on strike action for the first time since 1979, the year of the …

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Big Data goes brick and mortar: eBay launches in-store sales analytics – Silicon Valley Business Journal

Big Data goes brick and mortar: eBay launches in-store sales analyticsSilicon Valley Business JournalEBay Head of Retail Business Strategy David Geisinger said the product uses real-time analytics that companies have already integrated into e-commerce operations. Data is generated from a customer's sales history, and customers can opt to provide more … …

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Drugs on eBay for just 23p – Daily Star

Daily Star Drugs on eBay for just 23pDaily StarDealers on the site are flogging the laughing gas capsules taken by friends of X Factor star Tulisa. Last night an eBay search revealed at least 2,700 ads to buy the party drug. Legal high expert Paul Skett said there was no …

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