Postman stole and sold on parcelsBBC News, UKHe was arrested after Royal Mail bosses became suspicious and mounted a surveillance operation. Stolen mail was found in Backhouse's work van, his private car and at his home. Backhouse told police he had targeted envelopes with the logo of an …Postman jailed for …

The organic food stamp dietReno News & Review, NVAddressing the perception that eating “conscientiously' can't be done on a tight budget, writer Siobhan Phillips and her husband chose to eat only sustainable, organic, local or ethical (SOLE) alternatives for a month on the food stamp minimum. … More: continued here

Spectator.co.uk Peter Mandelson's local post office set to shut downMirror.co.uk, UKNow sub-postmaster Vimal Shah has called on him to step in after accusing the Royal Mail of using a row over opening hours as a "back door excuse" to wind up his business. But Lord Mandelson has never been seen at …

Telegraph.co.uk MPs' expenses: chaos theory engulfs Gordon Brown as he struggles …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomBy Andrew Gimson But few sound quite as disorientated as Gordon Brown, who started Prime Minister's Questions yesterday by declaring that Royal Mail“is losing five million letters a year”. Laughter broke out at this declaration of mind-boggling …Video: …

Lord Mandelson’s local post office shuts tomorrow despite the Business Secretary’s promise not to back any more closures. More: continued here

The nation’s last 24-hour post office window is closing. Beginning June 6, the downtown Chicago location at 433 W. Harrison St. will be open only from 7:30 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, said Mark Reynolds, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman. More: continued here

Politics.co.uk Royal Mail confrontation a step closerPolitics.co.uk, UKThe government is determined to part-privatise the Royal Mail by selling off a stake in the firm to a postal services provider, potentially Dutch firm TNT. Unions have mounted a strong campaign against this proposal, arguing the sale would be the first …Peter Mandelson's …

The U.S. Postal Service will cease round-the-clock service at its last 24-hour post office windows in the country, located in downtown Chicago. More: continued here

Associated Press – May 20, 2009 10:43 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service will cease round-the-clock service at its last 24-hour post office windows in the country, located in downtown… More: continued here

Unrest grows over treatment of Royal Mail IT workersComputing, UKRoyal Mail's prolonged attempt to reorganise its IT department is sapping morale and casting a pall over its modernisation programme, according to affected employees. To support the group's £1.2bn change agenda unveiled last year, chief information … More: continued here