Royal Mail miss delivery targetsThe IndependentRoyal Mail narrowly missed its delivery targets in the spring, but more than nine out of 10 first and second-class letters were delivered on time in recent weeks, the postal group reported today. The company missed its first-class … More: continued here

The online auction house eBay has released figures that reveal the number of million pound businesses on the website is set to rise above 150 by the end of 2011, a year-on-year increase of 25%, and the fourth consecutive year the figure has grown. More: continued here

eBay UK said it expects 159 of its sellers to make a million pounds or more in revenue this year, 25% more than last year. How are sellers reaching the million-pound mark? Through exports, the company said, with top categories including Home and Garden, Fashion, Motors and Consumer Electronics. More: …

Sky News eBay biz millionaires proliferate as high street suffersRegisterBy Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author The number of eBay UK millionaires could rise to over 150 this year, while high street shops battle increasing retail gloom. The online tat bazaar said million-pound businesses were set to rise …

Weekly Roundup Of EBay Vintage Home FindsHuffington PostWant to add some fab eco-friendly style to your home but have no time to page through thousands of eBay listings? Then just sneak a peek at my Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Home Finds. This eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage …

Food stamps: Just get out of the wayFlorida Times-UnionThe US Department of Agriculture won't allow the city of New York to ban purchasing sugary drinks with food stamps. The reason: It's afraid such a ban would burden food retailers and also might not be effective, according to The Associated Press. …

EFFORTS are being made to expand a twice-weekly post office into a community gathering place with extras such as coffee mornings and food stalls. More: continued here

Royal Mail narrowly missed its delivery targets in the spring, but more than nine out of 10 first and second-class letters were delivered on time in recent weeks, the postal group reported today. More: continued here

El Nino incites wars and the Post Office controls temperatureTucson Citizen26, 2011, under Climate change This post shows the length to which some researchers go to get on the climate change bandwagon. It also shows that statistics can be invented and manipulated, and that correlation does not prove causation. …and …

BBC News HP Touchpad running Android tips up on EbayInquirerBy Kate O'Flaherty AN HP TOUCHPAD running Android has tipped up on Ebay after it was mistakenly sent to a buyer this week. The buyer claimed that his cut price Best Buy US Touchpad turned up running Google's Android 2.2 operating …