Why Nokia Might Have To Pull Skype Off Phones (NOK, EBAY)The Business Insider, NYNokia (NOK) raised eyebrows this month when it said that it would start shipping phones with built-in copies of Skype, eBay's (EBAY) Internet phone software. Now it may have to face the embarrassing task of taking a step …

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — German police used tips from EBay Inc. to score the biggest success in their probe of a counterfeiting ring, snaring 20 tons of knock-off La Martina dress shirts, Ed Hardy tank tops and other brands last month. More: continued here

Labour MPs and trade unions launched a fresh assault on Lord Mandelson’s plans to part-privatise Royal Mail yesterday as the business secretary sought to assure his opponents the organisation will remain publicly owned. More: continued here

  WHAT: 5th annual birthday benefit for Toronto’s First Post Office WHERE: St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2009, 7:30PM HOW: Tickets $25 & available at door. Reservations should be made @ 416-865-1833 No, not a knicker and fancy fan fashion show, but a fundraiser …

Demand for food stamps in State soars More: continued here

With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, and several other rates will also go up. The Forever stamp will continue …

Royal Mail pension may become new public schemeIPE.com, UKUK – The Postal Services Bill published this week by the UK government includes provisions for the secretary of state for business and enterprise (BERR) to establish a "new public scheme" into which members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) could … …

EBay, German Police Battle Fakes as Court Fights LoomBloomberg27 (Bloomberg) — German police used tips from EBay Inc. to score the biggest success in their probe of a counterfeiting ring, snaring 20 tons of knock-off La Martina dress shirts, Ed Hardy tank tops and other brands last month. … More: …

RTE.ie Armed raid on Co Carlow post officeRTE.ie, IrelandTwo armed men have carried out a raid on a post office in Rathoe, about 12km outside Carlow town. The men, wearing balaclavas and armed with what are believed have been handguns, entered the building at around 11.30am and demanded money. …Post office …

BBC News Cycling robber's post office raidBBC News, UKCCTV images have been issued of an armed robber who threatened to shoot a post office worker. The victim, 59, believes she saw a dark coloured metal tube sticking out from the suspect's jacket before he escaped empty handed on a mountain bike. …