Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene warns that the company faces a "spiral of decline" unless conditions are placed on firms competing with it. More: continued here

Chester County Prison officials say an elderly man used postage stamps to smuggle drugs into the prison. Photo Credit: Chester County D.A.'s Office More: continued here

A year and a half after sellers told eBay that First Class mail should not be described as "expedited" on their listings, the online marketplace is making a change to its shipping designation. eBay is reclassifying USPS First Class Package service from "Expedited" to "Standard." More: continued here

North Country Public Radio Senate bill would save some rural post officesNorth Country Public Radio(04/25/12) The Senate is moving ahead on a bill to save the struggling US Postal Service, and is trying to stop the closure of rural post offices around the country. Last summer, the postal service said …

Politics Killing the Post OfficeBerthoud RecorderBy Matt Taibbi Postal officials say they must close about 3700 underused post offices (there are 32000 nationally) while offering alternative services through local businesses. They also want to consolidate hundreds of regional processing centers and …and more » More: continued here

U.S. Postal Service Commemorates 150th Civil War AnniversarySacramento BeeBy US Postal Service NEW ORLEANS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Postal Service today issued the second of an annual series of Forever stamps that pay tribute to one of the most searing, traumatic and consequential events in our …and …

Senate nears passage of bill reforming US Postal ServiceWashington Post (blog)By Ed O'Keefe (Joe Raedle – Getty Images) The Senate is set to resume consideration Wednesday of a bill overhauling the US Postal Service after agreeing to change the bill to set limits on when and how the agency could …

SAN ANTONIO — Authorities arrested FedEx driver Quincy Silva on Tuesday after he walked right into a sting set up by the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to an arrest warrant, Silva stole electronics from AT&T being shipped on his truck. The telecommunications giant's asset protection suspected Silva after …

Demand for stamps rockets to Christmas post levelThis Is WiltshirePOST Offices are selling stamps at Christmas levels with demand rocketing by more than 500 per cent ahead of Monday's price hike. A first-class stamp will go up from 46p to 60p and second-class from 36p to 50p after regulator Ofcom …

Four arrested in Royal Mail fraud investigationEssex EnquirerFOUR people have been arrested in Southend and Canvey as part of an investigation into fraud offences against Royal Mail. FOUR people were arrested after police executed three warrants today, Wednesday, 25 April in Southend, Canvey and Leyton as part … More: continued …