Christmas deliveries could be in jeopardy after Post Office workers voted to strike next week. Up to 2,000 workers at seven sorting offices are to hold a 24-hour stoppage in a row over office closures, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced. More: continued here

By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) — Food, fuel and financial crises intersected in a silent tsunami that created 20 million “desperately hungry.” The World Food Program doesn’t worry about Wall Street and Main Street. Its “Green Berets” are embedded in places with no …

A skyrocketing number of Georgia families are collecting food stamps, another sign that more people are having trouble putting food on the table in these difficult economic times. The state has generated about 10,000 new food-stamp cases a month since July, state officials said Thursday. Georgia had a total of …

The Royal Mail has apologised to people in Derby who received letters that should have been delivered up to five years ago. More: continued here

Bypass Post Office Lines, Instead ‘Click-N-ShipWJHG-TV, FL –15 minutes agoThere's one holiday tradition most of us could do without: waiting in line at the post office. If you hate those lines, you'll love this report from Money … More: continued here

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) — Almost 1 billion people have been hit by this year’s global food shortages, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The number of undernourished, the FAO said, rose by 40 million, following a 75 million jump the previous year. More: continued here

Floridians On Food Stamps Up 45%; Highest Increase In NationNews4Jax.com, FL –1 hour agoCarretta Williams was at the Department of Children and Families office Friday morning applying for food stamps for the first time in her life. …Thousands More On First Coast Requesting Food StampsFirst Coast Newsall 3 news articles More: continued …

Jewellery collection stolen from Royal Mail vanEdinburgh Evening News, UK –5 hours agoPOLICE are appealing for information after a collection of jewellery was stolen from a Royal Mail van in the city centre. The high value theft occurred … More: continued here

Church leaders fear religious Christmas stamps could be scrapped for pantomime designs after Royal Mail forced them to be sold “under the counter”. More: continued here

In a tough economy, may flocking to Ebay for extra cashWKTV, NY –20 minutes agoand is making a living selling other people's items on Ebay. "I think what we do is a service to the area, because people who do have items now have an … More: continued here