A year after the anthrax-by-mail crisis, the U.S. Postal Service has abandoned its plans of installing expensive electron-beam devices in many mail sorting facilities to zap harmful bacteria.
The agency says it has since shifted its goal toward finding hand-held devices that would allow postal carriers to detect harmful materials, much the way a Geiger counter detects radiation.
Read MoreHundreds of Royal Mail workers walked out yesterday in protest over threatened job losses.
The one-day strike was sparked by plans to sell off part of the business, which supplies 17,500 post offices with cash and stamps.
Read MoreUK-based international logistics provider Tibbett & Britten Group plc has signed a multi-million pound five-year contract for UK warehousing and distribution with Remington Consumer Products Ltd.
Read MoreA crackdown on “profiteering” shopkeepers who sell postage stamps at over face value was urged by an MP today. George Foulkes said: “This is outrageous. It is important that the Post Office ensures that all postage stamps are sold at face value.” A spokeswoman for Consignia said: “We take a very dim view of this. It is something we deplore.”
Read MoreToday, Royal Mail Special Delivery announced a package collection and delivery service for all UK businesses. Any business can arrange for documents and packages to be picked up from their offices and delivered the next morning to any location in the UK for less than £10.
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