The price of a posting a standard first class letter rises by 2p to 36p and second class by 3p to 27p. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail raises stamp pricesBBC News, UK –1 hour agoConsumer watchdog Postwatch criticised the increases, announced in December, after Royal Mail's deliveries were hit by last year's industrial action. … More: continued here

Cash4Gold, the market leader for selling gold online, has just announced their partnership with Fedex. The new Fedex system allows clients to print a free insured shipping label and receive their cash for gold with 24 hours. More: continued here

News & Star Robinson To Discuss Post Office Closures4ni.co.uk, UK –3 hours ago"I shall be making my representations to Post Office officials at the highest levels, and to lend my support to the communities that are likely to most feel …Post Office closures would be wrongNews & StarPost offices: MP delivers message …

Some people collect sports memorabilia. Others accumulate rare coins or valuable stamps. McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren, it seems, collects chiefs of police. More: continued here

A group of UK women has formed a new sorority on campus to strive for diversity. The five women founded the UK Royal chapter of Delta Phi Mu in February to unite UK’s Hispanic community and address diversity and women’s issues. The Latina-based multicultural sorority is defined by multiculturalism and …

Metaphoric will be trained with Royal Ascot in mind after completing his National Hunt season with a doughty success at Market Rasen. More: continued here

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IN 1995, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, in an experiment, put a broken laser pointer up for sale online, and to his surprise, found a buyer. More: continued here

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