Dutch postal giant TNT has expressed an interest in buying into Royal Mail, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced. More: continued here

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s government said it may sell a stake in Royal Mail Group Plc to TNT NV of the Netherlands, tapping investment needed to prepare the U.K.’s postal service for Europe-wide competition. More: continued here

Post office workers are overpaid and waste three hours a day, says …guardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoEdward Leigh, the Conservative rightwinger who tried to privatise the Post Office when he was a minister 15 years ago, said: "I welcome New Labour to the …Mandelson Says UK May Sell Royal Mail Stake to …

Charity: Donated shoes ended up on eBayUnited Press International –5 minutes ago16 (UPI) — A Tennessee charitable organization has filed a lawsuit over shoes that ended up for sale on eBay instead of being given to the poor. … More: continued here

The planned reopening on Monday of the island’s main post office was delayed until Wednesday as federal officials waited for the results of environmental tests. More: continued here

The government is to part-privatise Royal Mail, by inviting a private sector operator to take a strategic minority partnership, as part of a package of measures to preserve the one-price-goes-everywhere universal postal service. More: continued here

A donation to Nashville-based Soles4Souls ended up being sold on eBay, and Soles4Souls has filed a federal lawsuit. More: continued here

The British government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Tuesday. More: continued here

Capital News 9 Food stamp recipients could be eligible for replacementsCapital News 9, NY –2 minutes agoRENSSELAER COUNTY — If you live in Rensselaer County and receive food stamps, you may be eligible for replacement stamps if your food spoiled due to the … More: continued here

“The Office” rarely ventures into celebrity guest star territory, but it’s making an exception for its special post-Super Bowl episode. More: continued here