The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail has faced a fresh attack following results of a new poll. The study showed that three out of four people opposed the idea, and some warned it could affect their voting intentions at the next election. More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail: threequarters of Britons oppose plan for partial sale poll shows (Daily Telegraph)
The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of Royal Mail came under fresh attack today after a new poll showed that three out of four voters oppose the idea. More: continued here
Read More »Hit-and-run driver who sold car on eBay sentenced to jail – guardian.co.uk
Hit-and-run driver who sold car on eBay sentenced to jailguardian.co.uk, UKA former embassy official who fatally injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash and then attempted to cover her tracks by selling her car in parts on eBay was today sentenced to 10 years in jail. Natela Grinina, 34, a Georgian …
Read More »Luggage from Hudson ditch returned (Adelaide Now)
PASSENGERS, including an Australian woman, on a US Airways flight that ditched in the Hudson River in New York are starting to get their luggage back, dried out and neatly packed inside FedEx boxes. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps highlight endangered plants (icWales)
THE Royal Mail has launched a limited edition set of stamps to highlight the future of endangered plants. More: continued here
Read More »More middle-class familes qualifying for food stamps – Los Angeles Daily News
More middle-class familes qualifying for food stampsLos Angeles Daily News, CACurrently, if a family has savings of more than $2000 they do not qualify for food stamps. But under a new state law going into effect July 1, but not expected to be fully implemented until Jan. 1, assets will not …
Read More »eBay Voices Strong Support for ‘The Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, S.148’ at Senate Hearing Today (redOrbit)
WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tod Cohen, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations at eBay Inc., made the following statement today after testifying before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, at a hearing titled “The Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act: Do We …
Read More »Post office enforcing mailbox maxim (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
To the post office, sticking the item in the mailbox is precisely the problem. It’s against federal law to put anything in another person’s mailbox. Read more at www.WISHTV.com More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sale plan is ‘unpopular’ (Evening Standard)
The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail has faced a fresh attack following results of a new poll. More: continued here
Read More »Police In Cambria County Investigating Rash Of Burglaries Including Post Office (WJAC 6 Johnstown)
Police said someone walked into the Hastings Post Office Monday afternoon, stole money and left unnoticed. More: continued here
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