PARIS (Reuters) – eBay said on Monday it will appeal a ruling by a French court ordering it to pay 38.6 million euros (30.6 million pounds) in compensation to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site. More: continued here

We reported last week of Ian Usher, a British man living in Australia who was auctioning his life on eBay. Once sold, he was going to use the proceeds to travel around the world and get away from his life, which had not been a happy one since his wife …

Children were in the back and their parents were up front when their SUV crossed the median and hit a FedEx truck. The children were rushed to Children’s Mercy on Hospital Hill. More: continued here

Hatfield town needs a better post officeTimes 24, UK –23 minutes agoAnd they have to walk out through the shop to the benefit of Martins, when the former very good Post Office is still there in White Lion Square, … More: continued here

RTE.ie Post office network 'collapse' fearThe Press Association –41 minutes agoThe traditional local Irish post office network is on the cusp of collapse because of Government inaction over ongoing closures, it was claimed. …Groups meet to safeguard rural post officesRTE.ieall 5 news articles More: continued here

Armed Robbers Steal $1.1M as Post Office Guards Watch Euro 2008 FinalFOXNews –21 hours agoSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Robbers wearing police uniforms and armed with automatic weapons stormed a post office in central Sarajevo and stole hundreds … More: continued here

The biggest damage from court cases related to protection of luxury brands could be to the eBay brand, which promises shoppers the widest range of goods in a marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers. More: continued here

WED 11.45: DEVELOPER BACKS BATH POST OFFICE IDEABath Chronicle, UK –42 minutes agoThe company behind the SouthGate development has backed calls for a new post office to be opened in the city centre. Bath MP Don Foster is rallying to save …No address to post to!Times 24all 2 news articles More: continued …

Two stamps were issued today linking children’s health and Olympics achievers. More: continued here

Ripton residents are fired up after their town post office was shut down. They called a town meeting, Tuesday night, to create a campaign to bring back their mail. More: continued here