BBC News Dinas Powys post office armed robbery police searchBBC NewsAn armed robber is being hunted after he targeted a village post office in the Vale of Glamorgan and made off with a carrier bag of cash. The man threatened a member of staff at Murch Post Office in Dinas …

Jordan: 'Poor Policies' From White House Caused Food Stamps IncreaseNewsMax.comA new study by the Congressional Research Service found that federal spending on anti-poverty programs — food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, Pell Grants — has increased 33 percent since 2008, when President Barack Obama was elected, according to The … More: continued …

Daily Mail Stopping first-class post would prove we've become a second-class nationDaily MailThe Royal Mail was once a vital artery of our national infrastructure, playing a central role in building a modern, industrial society. Cheap, reliable and efficient, it was the envy of the world. Doomed? A book of first …

A masked robber has made off with about £1,500 after holding up a post office at gunpoint. More: continued here

Osborne is running a bigger budget deficit this year compared to last year …Gold made simple NewsOf course it also meant that the UK taxpayers are now on the hook for £36bn in Royal Mail pension payments down the road, but of course those don't get put into the figures …

Postal patrons get rare opportunity to weigh inTraverse City Record EagleOn Old Mission, nine out of 10 respondents chose to keep the counter open four hours a day, according to Nancy Warne, Old Mission's officer in charge of the post office, so a Wednesday meeting with postal officials focused on …

UNION – The U.S. Postal Service has asked Union residents whether the post office on Depot Street should be open fewer hours or closed altogether as the service downsizes rural locations in the face of declining demand. More: continued here

MP wins 'concession' over parcel collectionWhitstablepeopleThe move is due to take place in February next year. He said: "I am pleased Royal Mail has promised to make the Whitstable Post Office in Gladstone Road a parcel collection point. "This means Whitstable customers won't have to travel to Canterbury if … …

Shrink the post office? Union residents askedNorthwest HeraldCustomers enter the Union Post Office on Thursday morning. The postal service wants to reduce its hours to save money, but officials are asking for residents' input before making any decisions. An informational meeting about the survey is set for … More: continued …

Economic Times Borrowing falls as austerity bitesBurton MailStripping out the one-off impact of the transfer of £28 billion of assets from the Royal Mail's pension funds, public borrowing was £65.1 billion, up from £62.4 billion in the corresponding period in 2011/12. Mr Osborne is now widely expected to …UK September …