With the new addition of the standardized Long Life Vehicles, or LLVs, the Greenbank Post Office is requiring its customers raise their mailboxes by as much as a foot. More: continued here

New York state joined New York City in suing FedEx Corp for allegedly violating state and federal laws by delivering untaxed cigarettes, but the company said customer privacy prevented it from checking … More: continued here

Toronto Sun Canada Post increases stamps prices by 37%Toronto SunCanada Post says this increase will cost the average household less than $5 per year, based on its estimate that the typical Canadian household buys fewer than two stamps a month. It now costs $1 to purchase a single stamp. Canada …

Thieves made off with what was described as a “large amount” of cash after Birkenhead raid More: continued here

Monday the state of New York joined a federal lawsuit against FedEx alleging that it illegally delivered 140 tons of contraband cigarettes in defiance of a 2006 agreement to cease the practice. More: continued here

BBC News eBay auction of Ed Sheeran clothes to startBBC NewsThe first batch of clothes donated by Ed Sheeran to charities based in Suffolk goes on sale later. The singer-songwriter tweeted last week that he had given his "whole wardrobe [to] a bunch of charity shops". East Anglia's Children's Hospices …

Business struggling? Fewer customers using your services? Looking for a solution to a society that is trending away from the niche your company offers? The answer is obvious: Bump prices by 37 per cent. More: continued here

Mo Legislators Reconsider Food Stamps for Drug FelonsCBS LocalSt. Louis, Mo. (KMOX) – For nearly twenty years, drug felons have been barred from getting food stamps. Now a bi-partisan bill in the Missouri legislature would return those benefits. Republican Representative Rick Brattin tells KMOX, he has concerns … More: continued …

Reports that Royal Mail sold off at huge lossSNP (press release)There are fresh reports in The Times today that taxpayers may be over £1 billion worse off as a result of the UK government's decision to sell-off Royal Mail well below City banks' estimates. It is possible that as early …

The NAO will give its verdict on the £1.32billion stock market flotation of the 500 year old institution tomorrow. More: continued here