BBC News Almost 50 post offices to closeBBC News, UK –2 hours agoForty-eight post offices across Shropshire and Staffordshire are to close, the Post Office has said. The announcement comes after a six-week consultation …Councils issue their Post office'retained list'Devon 24Two borough post offices under threat of closureNews GuardianCouncils back calls to …

BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – Package delivery company FedEx Corp has lowered its rates in the fiercely competitive Chinese market despite higher fuel prices. More: continued here

Robbers hit post Sarajevo office while guards watch Euro 2008 …International Herald Tribune, France –1 hour agoAP SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Robbers wearing police uniforms and armed with automatic weapons stormed a post office in central Sarajevo and stole … More: continued here

Postal volunteers go green to brighten up estateCrewe and Nantwich Guardian, UK –3 hours agoBy Alexis Thompson » GREEN fingered Royal Mail workers took part in a community project to help make improvements to Crewe’s Sherborne Estate. … More: continued here

Stamps.com said Tuesday a jury has found the online postage retailer’s NetStamps product does not infringe on the patents of Kara Technology. More: continued here

AFP UK Stocks Decline; Royal Bank, British Airways, Shire RetreatBloomberg –1 hour agoThe owner of UK mail-order catalogs Fashion World and Simply Be said sales increased as new brands drew customers. Northgate Plc (NTG LN), the van-rental …London shares up midafternoon; commodities plays offset banking …ForbesLondon shares close firmerAFPall 56 news …

How To Get Food StampsChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) –52 minutes agoFood stamps are a federal program, administered by individual states. There are generally eligibility calculators made available by the relevant agencies in … More: continued here

New coaches kick off Canadian careers with perfect records in Week 1Winnipeg Sun, Canada –25 minutes agoThe timing of that is interesting considering the Esks host the Stamps this week and will probably look for some insight into the new defence in Calgary. … More: continued here

eBay ordered to pay French fashion company $61MNewsday, NY –4 minutes agoPARIS – A French court yesterday ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the … More: continued here

Designer Fakes: eBay Fined £30mSky News, UK –4 minutes agoA Paris court has ordered eBay to pay out around £30m for allowing fake designer goods to be sold on the auction website. The luxury firm Louis Vuitton and … More: continued here