Royal Mint plan to make 1 kilo gold coin to mark Olympics

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail was valued by some investment banks 50 percent higher than last week's public sale price, a newspaper reported, adding to a debate over whether the postal service was sold off too cheaply. In a report on Saturday, the Financial Times said Royal Mail was valued by banks not involved…

Majority of post delivered on timeBasingstoke GazetteThe Royal Mail's performance target is that 93 per cent of first class mail should be delivered by the next working day. The results account for post sent between April and September 2012 to addresses within the RG postal area, which includes …and more » More: continued here

Citywire.co.uk Red letter day for Royal Mail sends FTSE lowerCitywire.co.ukRoyal Mail (RMG) has led the FTSE lower despite meeting cost-saving and revenue targets, as investors focused on continued weakness in its letters division. Shares in the company fell 5.4% to 425p, weighing on the FTSE 100, which dropped 31 points, … More: continued here

London Daily News London wakes up to "nasty November", firefighters strike action, tube strikes …London Daily NewsNovember will be one of the toughest months in the recent memory of Londoners with firefigthers, tube workers and postal workers all involved in strike …and more » More: continued here