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Plans to partially privatise Royal Mail have come under increased pressure again this week following reports that the mail operator’s much-publicised pension deficit could be as much as double the previous £6bn estimate. More: continued here

The Tories have issued a stark warning to Lord Mandelson, threatening to withdraw critical support for government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail if the Business Secretary makes concessions to Labour rebels. More: continued here

A petition drive to save the downtown post office is meeting with overwhelming success, its backers say. The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce hoped to get 1,000 signatures in support of keeping the post office open. Last week, the number of signatures topped 3,500 and some petitions were still …

Unless You’ve Got A Stash Of Forever Stamps Sitting Around, It Might Be Time For A Trip To The Post Office. The Price Of Mailing A Letter Jumps 2 Cents Monday. More: continued here

Police arrested two men this morning in connection with a reported 2 a.m. burglary of two vans belonging to the FedEx Kinkos business on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia. More: continued here

Detroit — Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage. More: continued here

SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson, Mike Weir MP, has welcomed a poll showing almost seventy per cent opposition to controversial proposals to part-privatise Royal Mail and the threat it poses to jobs in the service. More: continued here

The government has rejected calls from MPs for a precise figure on the costs of modernisation of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

Bidding to cut costs, eBay will close a customer service center in …InternetRetailer.com, ILMoving to make good on last month's promise to trim costs, eBay Inc. has announced plans to close a Vancouver, Canada, customer service center that employs 700 workers. The facility will close by Sept. 30. The online auction …

Shares of FedEx Corp. fell Monday as the broader markets lost ground and an analyst said the company’s aggressive cost cuts might not be enough to offset the steep decline in volumes and the expected rise in fuel prices. More: continued here