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Hertfordshire Mercury Anger at Maltby post office closureDinnington Today, UK –4 hours agoBy Jen Foster A THRIVING post office in the heart of a Maltby neighbourhood has lost its battle against closure. The Salisbury Road outlet is the latest …THE LAST POST FOR OFFICEHertfordshire Mercuryall 3 news articles More: continued here

Royal Mail on Thursday warned of an acceleration in the decline of mail volumes, with the number of items falling 4 per cent over the last six months as the economic downturn combined with increasing competition from electronic media and private sector postal operators. More: continued here

Campaigners against a programme of post office closures in Scotland have expressed surprise and disappointment following the announcement Royal Mail has posted six-month operating profits of £177m – more than double the year before. More: continued here

LOS ANGELES — A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

Royal Mail doubles profitThe Press Association –5 minutes agoThe Royal Mail doubled its operating profit to £177 million in the last six months, but the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a … More: continued here

US: IACC backs Tiffany in eBay fake goods appealjust-style.com, UK –4 minutes agoThe International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) has filed a court submission backing retailer Tiffany's appeal in its action against eBay over the … More: continued here

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Internal Revenue Service withdrew a preliminary finding that FedEx Corp. owes back taxes for misclassifying drivers, bolstering the company’s assertion that the workers are contractors and not employees. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday the IRS has withdrawn tentative taxes and penalties of more than $319 million stemming from whether the shipper incorrectly classified employees as independent contractors. More: continued here

A ceremony has been scheduled for October 31 to dedicate and rename the Woonsocket post office for the late Eleanor McGovern. More: continued here

Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank Partners With Post OfficeistockAnalyst.com (press release), OR –2 hours ago(Source: Datamonitor)Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has teamed up with Post Office Limited to launch a new scheme for small businesses. … More: continued here