Lorraine Kelly made honorary member of the Black Watch as she has a right royal time at Queen’s birthday celebrations More: continued here

Calgary Stampeders head coach/general manager John Hufnagel today announced that the team has traded non-import punter Mike Renaud to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for a sixth-round draft choice in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft. More: continued here

High morale in any war zone has always been hard to come by. Care packages from home prove to be the best spirit booster but, in their place, celebrities sometimes entertain troops overseas. More: continued here

The Money Times EBay chief says economy stabilizingUnited Press InternationalNEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) — The US economy is stabilizing when it comes to credit and consumer spending, eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe said. That holds true for eBay as well, which has not experienced further growth declines since …

NEWINGTON — A New Britain man was charged by warrant with first-degree larceny Thursday after an investigation determined he pilfered more than $30,000 in stamps from a local shipping company, police said. More: continued here

A leaking package of pest control products sickened two postal workers and caused the evacuation of the O’Fallon Post Office’s parking lot on Thursday morning, according to O’Fallon Post Office Supervisor Shaun Laslie. More: continued here

SkySports Crump stamps his authoritySkySportsBy Steve Pass Last updated: 13th June 2009 Jason Crump won his second GP of the season in Denmark to firmly stamp his authority on this season's world championship. The Australian put in a superb ride in the final, swooping on the outside from Gate 4 …

Round 3: St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx More: continued here

As you might expect, the private stamp collection of Queen Elizabeth II includes some real humdingers More: continued here

Alan Johnson eyes ID card U-turnTimes Online, UKThis comes as another key policy, the part-privatisation of Royal Mail, is on the verge of being abandoned amid a revolt by Labour backbenchers. Dumping the identity card programme would make Johnson popular among party backbenchers and could boost his … More: continued here