Plea to keep post officesNW Evening Mail, UK –9 minutes agoA WEST Lakeland community is calling on post office chiefs not to axe their vital branches. Residents in the Duddon Valley who use the shop and post office… More: continued here

Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, whom the late princess once called “my rock,” has cast doubt on whether the princess was ready to marry boyfriend Dodi Fayed at an inquest Monday. More: continued here

Pentagon investigators thought they had discovered a major shipment of contraband when they intercepted parts for F-14 Tomcat warplanes headed to Iran, via FedEx, from Southern California. Under U.S. sanctions since its 1979 revolution, Tehran had been trying for years to illegally obtain spare… More: continued here

When Nakia Roberson was released from the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo on Dec. 24, Rosalinda Vint was the first person she called. More: continued here

Your vents, Monday, Jan. 14Daily Mail – Charleston, WV –2 minutes agoWhy are people allowed to buy junk with food stamps? It should go strictly for necessities. * To the person who vented about the WESTEST and kids are behind … More: continued here

Post office of the future – the pubDaily Telegraph, Australia –3 minutes agoBy Joe Hildebrand WELCOME to the post office of the future, where you can pick up a package, a pint and a pack of chips – and the mailman pulls beers. … More: continued here

Tree smash kills two Whitchurch postmenic CheshireOnline, UK –1 hour agoColleagues at Royal Mail described their deaths as “devastating”. Spokesman Richard Hall said: “The news of the tragic deaths of two Whitchurch postmen has … More: continued here

FedEx Corp. Services Inc., an arm of FedEx Corp., has purchased 77 acres near the Nashville International Airport, company officials confirm. More: continued here

Sylvia and Armando Sanchez were retired and raising a grandchild when they found their bank account had been frozen. More: continued here

eBay UK has cancelled plans to test a new program called Community Court, a system for dealing with unfair feedback. Users first heard of the new system in October in the eBay Business Newsletter that eBay UK sends to PowerSellers. More: continued here