New flats plan for former Kettering post officeNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UK –5 minutes agoBy Staff Copy The owner of an axed post office has applied for permission to convert it into flats. The Hawthorn Road branch, in Kettering, was one of 15 in … More: continued here

Two men tried to blackmail a member of the royal family with an audio recording featuring claims that he had performed a gay sex act at a party a court was told on Tuesday More: continued here

ESTORIL (Portugal): Roger Federer made a solid start to his clay-court season, relying on the advice of provisional coach Jose Higueras to advance into the second round of the Estoril Open yesterday. More: continued here

Post office gets stamp of approvalThe Asian News, UK –47 minutes agoA ROCHDALE post office has won a national award for services to the community, beating off competition from 300 other post offices. Buersil Post Office… More: continued here

Old bank best option for new post officeBrattleboro Reformer,  United States –1 hour agoJamaica's post office is currently in a deteriorating building that is below USPS standards. It was one of only three sites approved for Todd Skulnik, … More: continued here

eBay obsession led store boss to steal from NisaBurnley Express,  UK –1 hour agoA STORE boss said to have stolen more than £1100 from the owners was obsessed with buying from eBay, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how … More: continued here

The competition watchdog is examining whether eBay Australia breached trade practice laws by forcing its users on to PayPal. More: continued here

Senate consideration of a bill to rename a post office in San Antonio after former Bexar County Judge Cyndi Taylor Krier was put on hold after Democrats opposed naming buildings after living people. More: continued here

EBay said Tuesday it will discontinue by year’s end the section of its site that allows users to participate in live auctions hosted by other companies. More: continued here

Fight for post officeDereham Times, UK –1 minute agoTHEy successfully fought long and hard for their village school and local pub to stay open – now residents of Beeston are warning Post Office bosses to … More: continued here