Nearly 500 Hamburg ballots haven't reached votersLivingston DailyHamburg Township resident John Haag said he applied for his absentee ballot three weeks ago and talked to the Howell Post Office when it still hadn't …and more » More: continued here

Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here

State's top health official seeks healthy change in food stampsVerde IndependentWill Humble wants the US Department of Agriculture to impose nutrition standards on what can be purchased with food stamps. Humble said it makes no sense …AZ Health Director Heads to Washington to Get Junk Food Off Food-Stamp Program …Phoenix …

Around 30m letters, the equivalent of 40% of the average daily postal volume, have been delayed as a result of nationwide strike action, the Royal Mail has said. More: continued here

At Prime Minister’s Questions David Cameron used his questions to call on Gordon Brown to condemn the planned strike at the Royal Mail, and to join him in “sending a direct message to the trade union to call this strike off”. More: continued here

Times Online Unite tries to broker postal strike peace – with Brown's approvalTimes OnlineDerek Simpson and Tony Woodley, its joint general secretaries, are understood to be telephoning Royal Mail and CWU executives, with the tacit approval of …and more » More: continued here

FedEx Express has launched a next-business-day service connecting mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore with France and Germany. More: continued here

guardian.co.uk Does the strike signal Royal Mail's last post?Big Issue in ScotlandWorkers have been branded 'suicidal' by Peter Mandelson who insists going out on strike is a 'death blow' to the Post Office. But Adam Forrest finds the …Second walkout of postal workersShropshire StarNo letters today as post strike bitesWorcester …

Last week, John Cameron wanted to get an idea of how much his 1966 Pontiac GTO was worth, so he got on the Internet and started a search on eBay. More: continued here

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — The strike by workers at Royal Mail Group Plc highlights the need for an alternative U.K. postal carrier, said the chief of TNT NV’s British unit, which is planning to roll out a competing service. More: continued here