A Royal Protection Officer at Buckingham Palace conned colleagues through a multimillion pound gambling syndicate while guarding the Queen a court heard. More: continued here

A motorist drove into the local post office on Wednesday, damaging the building’s foyer. More: continued here

Charity bidders on EBay can be first to ride Pilgrims PlungeEvansville Courier & Press, INBy Staff Report SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — Visitors to EBay can bid to ride in the front of the very first Pilgrims Plunge boat when the world's tallest water ride opens May 2 at Holiday World & …

Collectible Investments: Revenue stamped checks of the Civil War …BloggingStocksCitizens met the banking requirement by purchasing adhesive revenue stamps and applying them to blank areas on the faces of their checks. The law initially excluded transactions valued at less than $20, but Congress soon extended the tax to all sums …

Yahoo agreed to sell its stake in South Korean e-commerce site Gmarket on Thursday following eBay’s offer to buy the company’s outstanding shares, part of a bid to strengthen its presence in South Korea. More: continued here

EBay Inc. said Thursday it plans to pay as much as $1.2 billion for control of South Korea’s top online marketplace, potentially one of the company’s largest acquisitions as it moves to expand in Asia. More: continued here

This weekend the Duke of Edinburgh becomes the longest-serving royal consort Lisa Jones looks at how he has carved out a role for himself More: continued here

There will be less time to drop off and pick up mail at the Sconset post office once the U.S. Postal Service slashes its hours next month amid nationwide cutbacks to address its ongoing financial crisis. More: continued here

MiamiHerald.com US Stocks Waffle After Early Gains; DJIA Down 1.7 PointsWall Street JournalElsewhere, eBay was back in the spotlight as the online auctioneer said it would pay up to $1.2 billion, or $24 a share, for Korea's Gmarket. Yahoo has agreed to sell its 10% Gmarket stake to eBay. Gmarket …

Postcomm Puts Royal Mail Pricing On IceHell Mail, UKUK postal regulator, Postcomm, has announced it is to make no changes to existing Royal Mail price control arrangements. The decision follows discussion with interested parties and the ongoing progression of the Postal Services Bill being championed by … More: continued here