The Sun 'Royal Mail loses 2m presents'The Sun, UK –5 hours agoAt Royal Mail centres around the country, customers were yesterday waiting – some up to two hours – in chilly conditions to pick up their Christmas packages …Families facing Christmas disappointment as online delivery boss …Daily MailPARCELS IN POST ROWSunday MirrorSunday …

The jet-powered car that Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond had a near-fatal crash in is up for sale. More: continued here

NPR Post Office's'Operation Santa' Kicks into High GearNPR –3 hours agoby Gloria Hillard Every year, volunteers with the US Postal Service sort through millions of letters, identifying needy families. … More: continued here

Bostonist Red Sox Jock Sniffing: eBay Says NoBostonist, MA –3 hours agoThe following is a public service announcement: The next time you steal a Red Sox's castoffs, particularly their sweaty castoffs, eBay would rather sell … More: continued here

When Sarah and Ben Goddard’s mail delivery dried up to a trickle, the couple smelt a rat. But Goddards would have been better pointing the finger of suspicion at their pet cat Georgi, after it emerged a succession of attacks by the vicious moggy left the postman too scared to …

CAST members from the Little Common and Bexhill (LCB) Players’ New Year show came out in support of the Collington Mansions Post Office on Friday. (23/12/2007 17:03:21) More: continued here

Royal Mail charges are card to takePeterborough Evening Telegraph, UK –22 hours agoBy David Old A PENSIONER has branded Royal Mail"Scrooges" after all of his friends had to pay to receive his Christmas cards. Keith Bowdery was furious …I posted £200 cash in error …and PO got it back!ic Walesall 2 news …

Will eBay's Meg Whitman Take Leave of Absence in '08?Seeking Alpha, NY –1 minute agoOkay, so I couldn't just stop posting for the rest of the year because I came across an interesting idea regarding eBay's (EBAY) Meg Whitman in 2008. … More: continued here

China issues commemorative stamps of Olympic venuesHindu, India –Dec 20, 2007Beijing (Xinhua): A set of six stamps portraying Beijing's main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. With a total face value of 8.6 yuan … More: continued here

Thousands of people have been forced to queue in the cold and rain to collect undelivered presents as Royal Mail struggle to meet surging demand for post in the run up to Christmas. More: continued here