In brief: Academies; Lotto results; eBayTimes Online, UK –10 minutes agoA rusty old bicycle expected to raise just £1 for charity was sold on eBay for more than £500 to a collector in Japan who identified it as a rare British … More: continued here

Hufnagel lauds stingy defenceCalgary Herald,  Canada –4 hours agoAs always, the Stamps blundered, giving up an intereception for a Lions' TD and taking boneheaded penalties. They also staged another of their signature, …Stampeders show stingy defence can get the job doneCanada.comall 2 news articles More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. says it is cutting some of its listing fees “dramatically” as the online auction giant responds to increasing competitive pressure from such rivals as Amazon.com. More: continued here

More than 21 million spam e-mails claiming to be notification of non-delivery from FedEx have hit the Web, managed e-mail security vendor MX Logic’s vice president of information security Sam Masiello said. More: continued here

More families part with precious wares on eBayYoungstown Vindicator, OH –Aug 22, 2008Stiles, 42, has used the Internet auction Web site eBay for seven years and now has his own computer and eBay store. He’s recently noticed that not only are … More: continued here

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — An exhibition of stamps published after the Islamic Revolution in Iran opened with a ceremony at the Islamic Revolution Cultural Center in Tehran’s Azadi Tower on Sunday. More: continued here

Post chiefs fail to see funny side after post box gets gold paint jobGlasgow Daily Record, UK –Aug 23, 2008ROYAL Mail chiefs saw red when pranksters painted a post box gold – and the public preferred the new colour. Locals in Edinburgh's posh Grange sent letters … More: continued here

Royal gynaecologist Sir George Pinker, who delivered Princes William and Harry, left nearly ¢G1.5million in his will. Sir George, died aged 82 in April last year. More: continued here

Stamps issued to mark handover of Olympic FlagBeijing 2008, China –5 hours ago(BEIJING, August 24) — China and Britain are selling a set of four stamps to commemorate the handover of the Olympic Flag. With Olympic rings on the … More: continued here

New postmaster excited to come home to InclineNorth Lake Tahoe Bonanza, NV –1 hour agoThe new postmaster at the Incline Village Post Office started as a postal worker there in 1989 before taking a series of jobs that would lead her to Truckee … More: continued here