Royal Mail needs "radical surgery"Forester, UK –9 minutes agoRoyal Mail staff face widespread job losses if the state-owned industry is to maintain its current universal service, an independent review is expected to … More: continued here

Industrial developer Angelo Brunacini has lowered the price for his 22-acre build-to-suit for FedEx to $22 million from $24.825 million. More: continued here

Public-assistance demands rise as economy dropsEagle Tribune, MA –2 hours agoBy Bill Kirk One thing is up in this down economy: Demand for food stamps and other types of public assistance. According to state officials in … More: continued here

Expect long lines today at FedEx locations in the Valley and across the nation. Monday, December 15 is the company’s busiest day of the year. More than 290,000 employees and contractors will begin sorting millions of holiday packages for their Christmas destinations. More: continued here

Assistance slow to reach recently unemployedMuncie Star Press, IN –31 minutes agoThose who had a job last month won't qualify for aid like food stamps until they've hit rock bottom. By IVY FARGUHESON • • December 15, 2008 MUNCIE — The … More: continued here

Former Putrajaya Post Office Manager Jailed Three Years' For CBTBernama, Malaysia –7 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — The sessions court here today sentenced a former manager of Putrajaya post office three years' jail for committing … More: continued here

David aims to save spire with stampsThe Star, UK –1 hour agoHe has put his stamp on the Save Our Spire fund-raising appeal. David commissioned Royal Mail to print a limited edition of 50 special postage stamps which … More: continued here

Dante is selling his soul… on ebay!Bournemouth Daily Echo,  UK –1 hour agoBy Louise Dunderdale » A BOURNEMOUTH man fed up with life is offering to sell his soul on ebay. Dante Knoxx, 24, advertised the lot with a starting bid of … More: continued here

San Mateo Daily Journal Post office braces for busiest day of the yearSan Mateo Daily Journal, CA –13 minutes agoThe post office has introduced a new larger priority mail flat-rate box that can ship anything that fits, up to 70 lbs.Just make sure the items fit without … More: continued here

24-hour post office can ease rushDenver Post, CO –39 minutes agoIn Colorado, that means delivering 5 million holiday cards and letters and more than 700000 packages, and it also adds up to long lines at the post office. … More: continued here