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 …

The robust price shows there is still heavy demand from buyers. So who wants to buy in at 499p – is Royal Mail still a good deal at that level? More: continued here

ABC News President Obama Urges Congress Act on Farm, Crop Insurance, Food Stamps BillInsurance JournalFood stamps, the major U.S. anti-hunger program, are the make-or-break issue for the $500 billion, five-year farm bill. House Republicans want to tighten eligibility rules and save $39 billion over a decade. The Democratic-run Senate suggested …

Royal Mail stock has soared by as much as 51% on the government's offer price of 330p. More: continued here

More than a dozen Lewes In Bloom volunteers dug holes, cut roots and planted greenery around the Lewes post office building in preparation for a 100th anniversary celebration of the building’s completion. Kevin McBride supervised the work on Oct. 16, giving Preserve Our Post Office – POP – volunteers professional …

MAYFIELD residents are calling for an immediate solution to a stand-off at the village post office after an extraordinary week left them without the service.Villagers have rallied around to try and get it re-opened after the sub-postmaster suddenly shut up shop and barricaded himself in a flat above the store.A …

SIMON LAMBERT: Should you hold on to Royal Mail shares, sell them, or buy …This is MoneyPlenty have already cashed out but many are also still sat on Royal Mail shares and wondering what to do next – even if they got far less than they hoped for thanks to …

Hartlepool Mail The SNP is playing cynical politics with the Royal MailLeft Foot ForwardThis week the dreadful privatisation of the Royal Mail was signed, sealed and delivered against a backdrop of widespread opposition from those who fear for the future of our postal service. And whilst the SNP at their …

Nottingham Post Royal Mail workers vote to strike this NovemberExpress.co.uk… about shares.” Union members are due to walk out for 24 hours on November 4. A Royal Mail spokesman called the CWU announcement “disappointing” and added that “a majority of the union membership chose to vote against strike action or …