Call to part-privatise Royal MailMarketing Week, UK –May 15, 2008The Royal Mail should be part-privatised, or mail deliveries on Saturdays may be axed, according to a report from PostComm. The report warns that the Post … More: continued here

Post haste to a dwindling serviceThe Star, UK –May 17, 2008By staff IS Gordon Brown now preparing to close a further 3000 Post Office branches in addition to the 2500 closures already underway? … More: continued here

NEWS.com.au Sister of INXS' Michael Hutchence sells memories on eBayNEWS.com.au, Australia –7 minutes agoThe book is listed on eBay as having sold for a pathetic 99c. The late rocker's family have been widely criticised for living vicariously through him … More: continued here

TVNZ Autumn wedding springs her into Royal limelightThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada –1 hour ago…Royal-watcher Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty Magazine. The Hello! deal signed by the couple continued to receive attention Sunday. The Mail on …Video: Queen's Eldest Grandson Weds at Windsor CastleAssociatedPressBritish media sharpen teeth for Canadian's royal weddingCanada.comRoyal bride's …

The former Port St. Lucie High School biology teacher who claims she lost her job because she wears a bikini as part of a charter fishing service is selling autographed photos of herself on eBay. More: continued here

Fred Smith, founder and chief executive of package-delivery pioneer FedEx, said growing demand from developing countries for high-technology and other valuable goods would assure continued growth in US exports even if the dollar’s slide reversed. More: continued here

AFP Police probe Harry's high-speed nightclub dash: reportAFP –20 hours agoSenior members of the royal family are guarded by police protection officers. The speed limit on British motorways is 70 miles per hour. …Prince Harry's motorway race to nightclub under police scannerHinduPrince Harry accused of reckless drivingUnited Press InternationalPrince Harry's car …

FedEx warned that mounting fuel costs and a weak US economy, which crimped quarterly profit, may weigh on the package-delievery company’s results well into its next fiscal year. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Three New 'Haggle' Marketplaces Hope to Unseat eBayAuctionbytes –5 hours agoBy Ina Steiner Three new entrants in the ecommerce space have rejected eBay's auction model in favor of systems that encourage haggling between buyers and …Flippid: Can a Reverse Auction Model Go Full Steam Ahead?Auctionbytesall 2 news articles More: continued …

FinancialAdvice.co.uk Sell-off of Royal Mail'doomed'This is Money, UK –5 hours agoA plan by regulator Postcomm to partly privatise Royal Mail will fail because of the company's huge and growing pension deficit, according to a leading …Call For Privatisation Of Parts Of Royal MailFinancialAdvice.co.ukall 2 news articles More: continued here