Arrests have been made in the police investigation into the fatal West Midlands post office raid, in which sub-postmaster’s son Craig Hodson-Walker was shot dead. More: continued here
Read More »New British stamps celebrate design icons (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) A new set of postage stamps celebrates a century of British design icons – from the Mini car to the miniskirt. The Royal Mail stamps feature 10 different 20th-century design classics. They include the red double-decker bus, the Concorde supersonic jet, the orange-and-white Penguin paperback and the …
Read More »McDonald’s, FedEx Lead $11.4 Billion of Corporate Bond Sales (Bloomberg)
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant company, and FedEx Corp. are leading at least $11.4 billion of bond offerings today as borrowers take advantage of investor demand for higher-yielding debt. More: continued here
Read More »Eight arrested over killing of Craig HodsonWalker in village post office robbery (Daily Telegraph)
Eight held over murder of Craig HodsonWalker shot dead defending his parents’ village post office. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Freight offers next-day guarantee (The Trucker)
MEMPHIS , Tenn. — FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it will offer a money-back guarantee for delivery by 10:30 a.m. the next day through its freight unit. FedEx started its regional less-than-truckload freight service in 2001 and began offering a next-day guarantee in 2003. More: continued here
Read More »Eight held over Post Office raid (ITV.com)
Eight people are being held over an armed robbery in which sub-postmaster’s son Craig Hodson-Walker was shot dead. The 29-year-old was shot in the chest on Friday morning as he tried to fend off four masked raiders at Fairfield Post Office and Stores in Fairfield, Worcestershire. More: continued here
Read More »Build solidarity with Burslem post workers (Socialist Worker)
While the government embarks on a collision course with the labour movement with its plans to privatise Royal Mail, it seems that the company is intent on stoking conflict with the union by victimising activists. More: continued here
Read More »Media Advisory/REMINDER: Sharing the Pride… Canada Post Delivers its Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Stamps (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Read More »The Royal Mail Has Your Concorde Fix – Jaunted
Sky News The Royal Mail Has Your Concorde FixJaunted –3 hours agoThe Tate Modern has Mark Rothko's work hanging the wrong way, the city is in love with old Chinese artifacts and the Royal Mail has just released a limited …New British stamps celebrate design iconsThe Associated PressROYAL MAIL: Iconic Design …
Read More »When eBay and Steampunk Don't Mix – io9
When eBay and Steampunk Don't Mixio9, CA –1 hour agoI buy old watch parts off of eBay, glue them together into new and interesting shapes, and make them into pins and necklaces and earrings. … More: continued here
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