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The Government is to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans for the Royal Mail after a report it commissioned warned that “urgent action” was needed to protect the service it has been announced. More: continued here

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Warwick Advertiser Congressman John Hall and Postal officials visit Bellvale Post OfficeWarwick AdvertiserJohn Hall, US Postal Service District Manager Jerry Shapiro and District Communications Manager Tom Gaynor visited the Bellvale Post Office on Wednesday, … More: continued here

The government is to press ahead with privatising the Royal Mail. Business Secretary Vince Cable made the commitment after receiving updated recommendations from the businessman Richard Hooper. More: continued here

Hot off wire: Microsoft exec new CEO at Nokia; Wi-Fi added in DC; eBay wins vs …Local Tech Wire (blog)In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail to be floated or soldOne News PageSIMONE4000 RT @BBC_News_World: BBC News UK: Royal Mail to be floated or sold: The government is to press ahead with privatising or selling the R… … More: continued here

A Penny Black stamp exceeds estimate at auctionBBC NewsThis Penny Black stamp on a letter posted to Sheffield in 1841 has sold at auction for £800. It was only expected to fetch up to £500. … More: continued here

ITN Royal Mail to be floated or soldBBC News… of private sector money and expertise. He also repeated his call for the Royal Mail's pension scheme, which has an £8bn deficit, to be nationalised.Ministers consider offering 20 per cent of shares in Royal Mail to staffTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail in urgent need …

Postmen could be offered as much as 20 per cent of the shares in Royal Mail in an audacious bid by ministers to buy their support for the state-controlled organisation’s controversial privatisation. More: continued here

Post office offers commemorative cancellationThe Tribune-DemocratIt is the eighth pictorial cancellation offered by the Shanksville post office as a tribute to the 40 passengers and crew members who died when the airliner …and more » More: continued here