Shares in Royal Mail have risen 50% above the offer valuation a week ago to hit more than £5. More: continued here

Study: The rapid growth of food stamps hasn't really helped to reduce hungerHot AirNow that the shutdown is finally over, one of the first items on Congress's agenda is combining the Senate-passed farm bill with the House's semi-separated agriculture and food stamps bills into some sort of mutually acceptable version. …

Fifa.com Commemorative stamps unveiled for Brazil 2014Fifa.comThe philatelic programme is already up and running in the host country of the FIFA World Cup™, where Brazil's national post service, Correios, recently launched two special edition stamps to honour the hosting of the FIFA Confederations Cup which took …and more » More: continued here

BBC News Private lake is put up for sale on eBayBBC NewsA lake which inspired William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter is up for sale on eBay – for £300,000. Esthwaite Water, the Lake District's largest privately-owned lake, is the first lake in the world to be sold on the internet …

How Much Will Lawmakers Cut Food Stamps In The Coming Showdown?ThinkProgressFood stamps will be cut by somewhere between $4 billion and $40 billion. The Senate's farm bill tightens eligibility processes that link the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) to other low-income programs in … More: continued …

Mirror.co.uk Brian Reade column Royal Mail sell-off is a first-class conMirror.co.ukWe've just witnessed a repeat of that con with the Royal Mail sell-off. It's been vastly undervalued (and had its £12billion pension black hole transferred to the taxpayer) to attract the world's biggest money men. Once all the little people's …

Patriot Post Study: Food stamps most rapidly growing welfare programFox NewsForty-seven million people participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, and costs have increased over 358 percent since 2000. The increase in recent years cannot be attributed to the economic …Food Stamps: A Costly, Inefficient …

Royal Mail shares hit 500p, valuing the group up 50% at £5bn a week after shares in the company were sold by the Government. More: continued here

STAMPS are tipped to rise to 70c next year after Australia Post lost a record $187 million in the past 12 months on traditional mail business. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: Vince Cable defends sale price as shares rise againBBC NewsBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has defended the 330p flotation price of Royal Mail on a day when shares in the company briefly touched £5. Value for money was important, but it was "about more than just the level …