Post Office delaying delivery of mailHarrow Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Jack Royston » THOUSANDS of people could be receiving their post late because of Royal Mail red tape. A postman has revealed how staff at the …Beware of an email warning about a scamHuddersfield Examinerall 2 news articles More: continued here

MP seeks answers on Post Office closuresBerwick Today, UK –1 hour agoFAILURE of Post Office officials to provide information about how they reached their decisions on proposed closures has led Sir Alan Beith to demand … More: continued here

Russia’s parliament on Wednesday quickly ratified treaties cementing close economic and military ties with Georgia’s two breakaway provinces. The State Duma, or lower house, voted unanimously to endorse the friendship treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia which were signed in the Kremlin last month. The Duma, dominated by Kremlin-controlled parties, …

MPs react to post office closuresEvesham Journal, UK –1 hour agoBy Katie Thompson » Mid-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has hit out following the announcement that Bengeworth Post Office will close. …Post office axe will force shop closureWorcester NewsClosing post office will ‘rip heart out of village’Worcester NewsWorcestershire post offices to closeWorcester NewsWorcester …

Fifty-four post offices across the Black Country and Worcestershire are to be axed, Royal Mail has announced today. All but one originally earmarked for closure under the cost-cutting drive will close, despite pressure from customers and politicians to keep the branches open. More: continued here

Post office axe will force shop closureWorcester News,  UK –1 hour agoBy Lucy Tatchell » A VILLAGE shop will be forced to close at the same time the post office is axed. Rushwick Post Office, near Worcester, is being forced to …Closing post office will ‘rip heart out of village’Worcester NewsWorcestershire …

Callow End post office to be replacedWorcester News,  UK –5 minutes agoBy Lucy Tatchell » A VILLAGE post office will close and be replaced with an outreach service, it has been announced. Callow End Post Office will be axed but … More: continued here

MICHIGAN CITY | Officers intercepted two FedEx packages containing 30 pounds of marijuana in Michigan City, a police official said. More: continued here

FAILURE of Post Office officials to provide information about how they reached their decisions on proposed closures has led Sir Alan Beith to demand documents under the Freedom of Information legislation. (29/10/2008 11:13:36) More: continued here

eBay's Paul Newman merchandise another egg for sellers to swallowEIN News (press release), Netherlands –4 hours agoNew York, NY — Like Paul Newman eating 50 eggs in “Cool Hand Luke,'' eBay's buyers are asked to keep swallowing more punishment for the profit of others, … More: continued here