In Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, New Mexico and Louisiana, food stamp use ranges around 20% of the population or more, according to January government data. More: continued here

Taxpayer won't benefit from Royal Mail's treasure trove of propertyBureau of Investigative JournalismThe privatisation of the Royal Mail is widely considered to have cost the taxpayer £750m after shares in the company surged when trading in the company began on October 11. The shares rose 50% in its first week …

FedEx Corp, the world's second largest parcel delivery company, said FedEx Freight would raise fuel surcharge by 3 percent next month, aiming to offset an increase in costs from rising fuel prices. The company also said FedEx Ground would start applying dimensional weight pricing to all shipments from January next …

AN MP has cut the ribbon during a ceremony to mark the reopening of a new-look post office. More: continued here

FedEx today announced pricing changes for FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground. FedEx Freight will increase its published fuel surcharge indices by 3 percentage points, effective June 2, 2014. More: continued here

Daily Mail Postman jailed for eight years after stealing hundreds of parcels with cheques …Daily MailHe was caught when a Royal Mail fraud investigation team set up secret cameras which filmed him taking the cheques with values ranging from £50 to £110,000. Budi is said to have deliberately targeted the …

Mirror.co.uk Police use EBAY to auction flash criminals' cars seized during investigations …Mirror.co.ukA north western policing agency have been given permission to flog expensive cars seized by the authorities on eBay – including a James Bond-style Aston Martin. Titan – a crime prevention unit representing six police forces in the …

The Guardian Miliband attacks PM over hedge funds that made millions from Royal MailThe GuardianPhotograph: PA. Ed Miliband has accused David Cameron of having double standards after the government handed a "golden ticket" to hedge funds to make millions of pounds out of the privatisation of Royal Mail while imposing …

Vehicle crashes into Post Office building at 52nd and Montgomery streetsSavannah Morning NewsA car crashed into the U.S. Post Office building at 52nd and Montgomery streets earlier this afternoon. At least one person was injured, however not serious, according to Savannah-Chatham Metro Police. Details are still coming in as to …

$238000 judgment awarded against 'food stamp fraudsters' in SpartanburgSpartanburg Herald JournalThe judgment was awarded against New Deal's Food Market and Issa M. Saba for presenting false claims for payment of food stamps, according to the statement. Saba operated the convenience food store, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture had …and more » …