Online retailer Amazon has been ordered to clarify advertising about its premium one-day delivery service after customers complained that they had been left waiting for orders.

The transfer of Royal Mail pensions into the public sector gave the Government's finances a one-off boost today, offsetting a larger-than-expected surge in borrowing last month.

Postal deliveries will be affected by the extra congestion generated by the Olympic Games, with some mail held in the system for an extra day, the Royal Mail said today.

Some of the country's best known fashion designers and examples of their work are featured on a set of new stamps which go on sale tomorrow.

Royal Mail has imposed a cap on the number of stamps every shop can buy to ensure it benefits from price rises later this month.

Philately has never got me anywhere, although my early interest in stamp-collecting means I still take an interest in matters relating to postage stamps. As a boy, I loved everything about stamps: they were like miniature works of art (the good ones, anyway), and I found them a much more interesting and engaging way to learn about geography.

Events, exhibitions, films and TV shows will all mark the anniversary of ill-fated voyage

The Government was accused today of failing to fulfil a promise to strengthen the law on dangerous dogs despite continuing attacks against members of the public and workers.

Two men were convicted today of conspiring to assault Celtic manager Neil Lennon and other high profile supporters of the club in a parcel bomb plot.

The chief executive of Clinton Cards said he was "disappointed" with the recent rise in stamp prices yesterday as the greetings card retailer unveiled a half-year loss.

Talk about indecent haste. Ofcom had barely issued its press release giving Royal Mail the green light to stamp all over its customers before the deed was done. With newly acquired power to set prices in its hands, the soon-to-be-privatised company said that from the end of April the price of a first-class stamp will rise by 30 per cent to 60p, while second-class stamps will increase by 39 per cent to 50p.

The cost of posting letters is to increase to record levels after the Royal Mail announced a 14p increase in the cost of first and second-class stamps to 60p and 50p.

The chairman of the Royal Mail has been re-appointed for three years on an unchanged annual salary of £200,000, it was announced today.

The Government today welcomed European Commission approval of a state aid package for Royal Mail which cuts the company's pensions bills and bolsters restructuring costs with a debt reduction of more than one billion pounds.