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Royal Mail apologises for Christmas delivery messmyHermesTwo-thirds of first class post was delivered late by Royal Mail in December, according to figures released by the parcel delivery firm. In its latest quality of service report, the company revealed it achieved a 33.7 per cent success rate for First … More: continued here

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Fred Goodwin , former chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc , has been appointed as a senior adviser to the architectural firm RMJM , his first job since the lender required a taxpayer-funded bailout. More: continued here

The Royal Mail will be partially privatised as part of a range of measures to protect its long-term future, Lord Mandelson announced today. The business secretary said the government had already had an expression of interest from the Dutch postal company TNT and that part-privatisation was necessary to ensure the continuation of the universal postal…

Postal worker held on to mail for four yearsFleetwood TodayRoyal Mail has apologised after one of its workers withheld post for nearly four years in Stockport. Out-of-date cheques, tax statements and other important …Thousands of letters hoarded by postmanStockport ExpressPost arrives four years lateManchester Evening NewsSpecial delivery took over three years to reach usStockport Expressall…