ABC News Hostilities over, but Gordon Brown is warned: 'We'll be watching you'This is London, UKGordon Brown was put on probation today as he tried to move on from the Labour leadership crisis with a package of reforms and more hints of a climbdown on Royal Mail. The Prime Minister called in his new Cabinet for…
Proposals to part privatise Royal Mail shelvedThe Herald, UKThe part privatisation of the Royal Mail is to be put on hold by the government in an attempt to placate backbench anger against Gordon Brown. In what is being anticipated as a huge victory for rebel backbenchers over Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, … More: continued here
The Geneva post office is up for sale, after 72 years in business. ut U.S. Postal Service officials say they really want to keep a post office - albeit one they rent, and much smaller – in downtown Geneva. More: continued here
A car parked outside the Groves post office at 1:30 a.m. Sunday was the clue that led Groves police officer Dane Hollier inside to find a young man sorting through mail apparently taken from nearby post office boxes. More: continued here
guardian.co.uk PM Meets New Cabinet After Quashing RebelsSky News, UKThey are expected to discuss concessions on a plan to part-privatise Royal Mail that has provoked an angry reaction from many Labour politicians. It comes at the end of a tumultuous seven days for Mr Brown. Eleven ministers walked out of the Cabinet …Video: Gordon Brown repaid…
Politics.co.uk Royal Mail plans quietly droppedPolitics.co.uk, UKBy Alex Stevenson The government may be hoping to lose its plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail in the post. politics.co.uk has learned the expectation from Labour party backbenchers is the sale of a stake in the postal services provider will be … More: continued here
Post office wins 'Star' status from fedsVentura County Star, CAThe Simi Valley post office has earned “Star” status in the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. The accomplishment will be recognized in a ceremony at 9 am Thursday when a VPP Star flag … More: continued here
Anger at post office closurePeterlee Mail, UKThe post office underwent an audit, but did not re-open its doors for business on Friday or yesterday. Post Office chiefs say the shop, which has been described as a "lifeline", was due to re-open today. But the closure has led to anger from worried … More: continued here
Stamps' Ellis takes the good with the badCanada.com, CanadaTwo offside penalties in three plays prompted Stamps coach and general manager John Hufnagel to yank Ellis from the drill and send the message that penalties won't be tolerated. But when he got back into action a few minutes later, … More: continued here
A Pall Over Palm's PreBusinessWeekAuction site eBay (EBAY) listed nearly 100 Palm Pre devices for sale, going for $455 to $700, often without a Sprint contract. Sprint offers the Pre for $200 after a mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract. The wireless carrier sells the device for … More: continued here