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Royal Mail to honour Murray with stamp
SuperSport Andy Murray will find his likeness on a British stamp for the second time in his tennis career from next month when Britain's Royal Mail begins issuing commemorative postage stamps to celebrate the Scot's historic Wimbledon victory. The special stamps … |
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Report author to drive Royal Mail saleFinancial Times"Unless we take the right steps Royal Mail risks being laid low by falling mail volumes, low investment and a huge pensions time bomb," Mr Cable will say. …and more » More: continued here
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