Money High Street Beware of savings accounts promising inflation-busting returnsMoneyWeekHowever things are now beginning to look better: Birmingham Midshires, the Yorkshire Building Society and the Post Office have all launched new inflation-linked bonds. These sound good. They offer a rate of return that is pegged to the RPI. …Grab index-linked …

Opposing Views Punished in Public: Mom Sells Sons' Toys on EBayOpposing ViewsA mom unhappy that her sons' toys were scraping the enamel off her bathtub took action, and as punishment, sold the toys on eBay, posting a photo on the auction page of her boys looking devastated. The boys were …

Winners Of Royal Mail Awards For Scottish Children's Books AnnouncedBooktrade.infoJulia Donaldson, Barry Hutchison and Catherine MacPhail have been named as this year's winners of the 2010 Royal Mail Awards, Scotland's largest Children's Book Prize (each winner receives £3000 ) which is voted for exclusively by Scottish children … More: continued …

The Royal Mail’s request to increase the amount it can charge for bulk mail has been slammed as a “shortsighted” move that could cause long-term damage to the magazine business says Barry McIlheney, chief executive of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA). More: continued here

The Bookseller Donaldson, Hutchinson and MacPhail win Royal Mail AwardsThe BooksellerJulia Donaldson, Barry Hutchinson and Catherine MacPhail have been named the winners of Scotland's largest children's book prize, the 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books. More than 16000 children voted for their favourite children's … More: continued here

PPA head: postal charge hike is a publisher penalty taxPress GazetteThe chief executive of the Professional Publishers Association has warned that allowing the Royal Mail to impose a price increase on bulk mail would be like a penalty tax on magazine publishers. Barry McIlheney said magazine companies …and more » More: …

Manx Radio Union Chief Slams Post Office Chief's, Questioning Their Honour3FMThe Communication Workers Union responds to the Isle of Man Post Office's claims that they had no knowledge of the 2009 pay agreement. The Communication Workers Union has responded to the Isle of Man Post Office's claims that they had …

Norwich Evening News Attempted ram raid at Lenwade post officeNorwich Evening NewsThe village post office in Lenwade has been left shattered after a ram-raid attack in the early hours of this morning. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. …and more » …

FedEx Corp. announced today that its FedEx Express business unit has completed the acquisition of the logistics, distribution and express businesses of AFL Pvt. Ltd. and its affiliate, Unifreight India Pvt. More: continued here

Budget cop Florez takes aim at use of food stamps for fast foodManteca BulletinYou can use food stamp cards in the counties of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento to buy food at places like Taco Bell, McDonalds, and Pizza Hut. That's crazy on so many levels it isn't even …