A postcard has been delivered by Britain’s Royal Mail 79 years after it was sent. The picture postcard was sent in 1929 from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, and intended for Mr and Mrs Richardson in East Dulwich, London. More: continued here

Iconoclasts at heart, the best scientists are faced with an occupational hazard: having left their mark on one small patch of ground, they are tempted to stir up trouble elsewhere. More: continued here

One brave passenger is being offered the chance to fly with the Red Arrows to raise money for Britain’s war wounded. The Royal Air Force aerobatics team are auctioning a Red Arrows flight at the Heroes’ Ball in London on September 5 to raise funds for the charity Help for …

Life-or-Death 999 Calls Wait As Ambulances Stack Up at A&E ; Slow …RedOrbit, TX –50 minutes agoThe Western Mail can reveal the sheer scale of the ongoing problem as it emergedthat thousands of ambulance operational hours are being lost every month … More: continued here

HAZMAT crews are have been called to a post office north of Adelaide to examine a mysterious white powder. More: continued here

Dad used dead son in eBay scamDorset Echo, UK –39 minutes agoAndrew Parsons, 47, admitted selling counterfeit goods on the internet auction site eBay and making an estimated £30000 profit. His wife Lorraine Parsons, … More: continued here

MEMPHIS – The Memphis City School system fired a former FedEx Corp. vice president almost as soon as he started to work at remaking the district’s troubled nutrition center. More: continued here

Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a two-under 68 in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. More: continued here

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A gap year to a gap lifeguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours ago"Young and Royal", it said on the cover, "Europe's thoroughly modern monarchies". And there, peering from the news stand in white tie and tails, … More: continued here