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The Guardian David Cameron, retract your claim about Labour privatising Royal MailThe GuardianDespite his best efforts, David Cameron couldn't bluster his way through the questions asked of him about his government's handling of the Royal Mail sell-off at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. The fact of the matter is that his government … More: continued…

Edinburgh Evening News Ian Murray: Royal Mail sell off won't deliverEdinburgh Evening NewsThe Tory-Lib Dem government confirmed this week that they will sell-off the UK's much-cherished Royal Mail in a matter of weeks. Our postal provider is one of the last publicly-owned institutions and we all rely on its six-day-a-week, one-price-goes … More: continued here

CBS News England's Royal Mail unveils Jane Austen stampsCBS NewsThe Royal Mail announced that letters posted in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen lived, and Steventon, near Basingstroke, where she was born, will have a special postmark for one week. The postmark? A famous Austen quote from Pride and Prejudice: …Royal Mail celebrates Pride And Prejudice with…