A Paisley man who ran a fake trainer empire through auction website eBay was jailed today for a year. Mark McLintock, 29, was handed the prison term after being caught in a joint operation by a team of investigators from the website and council officials. More: continued here

A year-to-year rise in the number of people receiving food stamps in Arizona underscores the effects of the economic downturn, but government officials warn that the statistic isn’t all bad news. More: continued here

An Oxfordshire postman launches a campaign against Royal Mail’s policy of compulsory retirement at 65. More: continued here

THE Post Office in Harpenden has been spared closure for a further month, allowing it more time to seek an alternative premises to run it’s service from. More: continued here

Two men robbed a Macon post office this afternoon. More: continued here

With the volume of cards, letters and packages expected to mushroom with the countdown to the holidays, Robert Spinney, manger of Georgetown Post Office, advises customers to mail early. More: continued here

Ore. to hire 60 to hand out more food stampsHillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com, OR –2 minutes agoTed Kulongoski's request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. The state's Department of Human Services says the new … More: continued here

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save a Post Office in Harpenden say they are delighted it has been spared from closure for a further month. More: continued here

NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp said on Friday that it had reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by contractors in California who claimed that the package delivery company owed them business expense reimbursement. Pending court approval, FedEx will settle Estrada v. FedEx Ground Package System …

turnkeylinux writes “TechCrunch is reporting that eBay is under fire from users because of a holiday giveaway contest gone awry. On Tuesday Nov. 25, eBay announced its $1 Holiday Doorbusters deals promotion, giving away 100 gifts on a daily basis, all for a $1 fixed price. The gifts ranged from …