A Staffordshire artist has started a controversial new project. Pete Mason of Hednesford is creating a portrait of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann – out of postage stamps. More: continued here

PhysOrg.com EBay rewrites playbook to compete better in online auctionsSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –28 minutes agoBy Pete Carey EBay announced aggressive fee cuts and other measures Tuesday to strengthen its game in the increasingly competitive field of online auctions. …EBay cuts online listing fee, raises standardsToronto StarEBay retools the customer …

Post offices set to closeWimbledon Guardian, UK –3 hours agoBy Daniel Knowles Post offices in Ashford, Esher and Sunbury have been slated for closure by Royal Mail. The three branches – Claygate High Street in Esher, … More: continued here

Tribute to post office campaignChichester Today, UK –19 hours agoA RELIEVED Post Office subpostmaster today (Tuesday January 29)paid tribute to a powerful campaign from the people of Horsham after the town's branches were …Post office closure – decision daySussex ExpressHope for Horsham post officesWorthing HeraldWarnham 'shocked' at post office closure – videoWorthing …

MP in fight to save post officesChorley Citizen, UK –16 hours ago"Having spoken to the local sub postmaster Mr Phil Budge, he is keen to keep the post office open and I'm working with him to convince the Royal Mail to …Post office closures blowWoking News and MailPost Office bosses have been …

Tallahassee post office responds to downtown mail complaintsTallahassee.com, FL –3 minutes ago"It's also helpful because all our outgoing mail can be centralized in our mail room for delivery to the post office." For the past 18 months, Schalow said … More: continued here

Post office to be renamed in honor of Taft hero soldierBakersfield Californian (subscription), CA –57 minutes agoA bill has cleared Congress to name a Taft post office after Larry S. Pierce, a staff sergeant who on Sept. 20, 1965, sacrificed his own life to save fellow … More: continued here

McCain win stamps out Rudy's White House dreamNewsday, NY –4 minutes agoBY CRAIG GORDON | craig.gordon@newsday.com 11:44 PM EST, January 29, 2008 WASHINGTON – John McCain Tuesday night stamped out Rudy Giuliani's White House … More: continued here

BEVERLEY MP Graham Stuart is seeking a review of the planned closure of Beverley’s Grovehill Road Post Office, after obtaining a letter revealing the concerns of Postwatch officials. (25/01/2008) More: continued here

A non-weather related accident later Tuesday afternoon where a car drove into the Post Office on Vestal Avenue in Binghamton. No injuries were reported in that fender-bender. Now, you may remember a couple of months ago a car ran into the other side of the building, prompting the post office …