Pastor Jean Swett on Wednesday received a call from a Tunkhannock couple who was running out of food stamps. More: continued here

The Royal Mail, shops and private firms are being invited to bid for multimillion-pound contracts to fingerprint millions of Britons for ID cards. More: continued here

Walkergate man used eBay to sell fake silverChronicleLive, UK –1 hour agoBut that was not before he had pocketed nearly £40000 by selling the goods, all with forged hallmarks, on the internet trading site eBay. … More: continued here

Royal Mail in talks to avert strike in CreweStoke & Staffordshire, UK –39 minutes agoROYAL Mail bosses will meet with union leaders to discuss the closure of Crewe's sorting office. Members of the South Cheshire branch of the Communication …Strike threat liftedLiverpool Echoall 2 news articles More: continued here

EBay announced a ban on all ivory sales as a conservation group released a report on Tuesday accusing the Internet auction house of contributing to the trade in endangered wildlife products. More: continued here

Obama Transition Team Leaks New "Green Stamps" System To Turn …Huffington Post, NY –30 minutes agoTo fill the void created by the deletion of the lackluster economy President-elect Obama will be installing what he's calling a Green Stamps commerce system … More: continued here

THE FIGHT to save a post office in Redditch destined for the trap door may not be over after all, The Standard can reveal. More: continued here

Sydney filly Samantha Miss turns the Oaks at Flemington into a procession. More: continued here

Four unidentified armed persons today looted Rs 40 lakh from General Post Office (GPO) after tiding two persons including a Security Guard here in the wee hours today. More: continued here

A Wilmette man who saw his stolen bike for sale on eBay helped police arrest a suspect in the case, police said Wednesday. More: continued here