Lindsay Mackie: How Lord Mandelson’s plans to revitalise the Post Office network could help guide the economy through testing times More: continued here

eBay is performing necessary maintenance on its Search system starting Monday evening and finishing at 8 pm PT on Wednesday. More: continued here

Newbury Weekly News Group Policy change too late to save Welwyn Garden City post officeTimes 24, UK –4 hours agoSir – I write to express my consternation about what is happening – or NOT happening – to our post office network. First, we have the torture arising from …Post office branch threatened …

Define the most difficult challenge in pro sports. Many will say it is to win a championship as a favourite. Underdogs are cushioned by diminished expectations. Plucky challengers can lose a big game yet still win in the hearts of their fans. More: continued here

Armed robbers flee Sutton Coldfield post office empty-handedBirmingham Post, UK –3 minutes agoArmed robbers threatened staff at gunpoint during a hold-up in a packed post office in Sutton Coldfield yesterday. The two thugs brandishing a shotgun and … More: continued here

Post Office 'should dump' Royal MailMirror.co.uk, UK –12 hours agoHe said: "Royal Mail needs the Post Office to provide a universal service while the Post Office remains dependent on Royal Mail for about a third of its …Royal Mail can afford to keep post office open say protestersScotsmanSeparate Post Office from Royal …

FedEx says it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery services by an average of 5.9 percent beginning on Jan. 5. More: continued here

Half of eligible Houstonians are not receiving food stamps, costing the local economy $164 million in lost spending, according to estimates in a new report by an anti-hunger group. More: continued here

MONTREAL — There was a time when it looked as if Jeremaine Copeland wouldn’t be with the Calgary Stampeders once they finally made a Grey Cup run. Just 18 months ago, Copeland was on the bubble in his career. More: continued here

The Royal Mail is planning to honour Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One triumph with a commemorative set of stamps, The Times has learnt. More: continued here