MP calls for review over post office closure blundersYork Press, UK –26 minutes agoBy Press reporter CAMPAIGNERS have called on the city council to consider legal action against Post Office bosses over their decision to close a York branch … More: continued here
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Britain’s Prince Andrew on Wednesday defended comments he made suggesting the United States might have been better off had its leaders learned from the British experience with colonialism before invading Iraq. More: continued here
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Four men are due to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. Federal prosecutors will allege the four Queensland men were running a racket between Thailand and the Sunshine Coast through the mail. More: continued here
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Read More »Town to buy post office building – Quad City Times
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Read More »Police bust alleged cocaine mail racket (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Four men are expected to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. More: continued here
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