The Age Queen tells Kate to get a jobSydney Morning Herald, Australia –30 minutes ago"Although they are not yet engaged, it seems more likely than not that Kate will be a Royal bride one day, and the Queen is of the opinion that Kate should …Queen: Kate should get a proper job …

Royal Mail seeks Postcomm extensionPrecisionMarketing, UK –24 minutes agoRoyal Mail has asked Postcomm to extend the suspension of the bulk compensation scheme for another year amid fears of further industrial action in the … More: continued here

U.S. Rep. David Hobson, R-Ohio, has directed millions of taxpayer dollars to bankroll projects near real estate he owned in south-central Ohio, records show.Among the projects was one that used federal money to build a freight transfer center at a Columbus-area airport to help move goods to and from central …

Fears for future of more post officesNorthern Echo, UK –2 minutes agoTHE Government faces calls today to suspend the post office closures programme amid fears that thousands more could soon face the axe. … More: continued here

Fears for future of more post officesThe Northern Echo, UK –3 minutes agoTHE Government faces calls today to suspend the post office closures programme amid fears that thousands more could soon face the axe. … More: continued here

Petition to put post office at NorthgateTamworth Northern Daily Leader, Australia –3 hours ago“The whole of the area around the Northgate complex is being visited door-to-door by an elderly lady, aged 89, who is just so keen to see the post office… More: continued here

Darling stamps on Nationalist call for share of North Sea oil cashTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoAlex Salmond has demanded that Gordon Brown allocates Scotland a share of what he claims is a £4billion windfall for the Treasury generated from the soaring … More: continued here

SIGNATURES are rapidly being gathered by residents near Tamworth’s Northgate Shopping Centre as the community rallies for an Australian Post shop to go into the refurbished complex. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Post office closures will set off outcry, say MPsguardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoThe committee points to the close relationship between Royal Mail as the universal service provider – the one-price-goes-anywhere obligation – and the post …Post Office to close some profitable branches admits MinisterTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail Under More PressureFinancialAdvice.co.ukAnother 4000 post offices …

Brisbane Times Google takes eBay to taskNEWS.com.au, Australia –3 hours agoIn a move that has angered online auction sellers the world over, eBay plans by June 17 to ban all forms of payment with the exception of cash on delivery …Google caught “anonymously” bashing eBayZDNetGoogle Accidently Revealed As eBay CriticSlashdotGoogle Outed As …