Maltese and Gozitan personalities and local and international anniversaries are being commemorated on a set of five stamps and a miniature sheet being issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Maltapost plc on Saturday. More: continued here

This is Money Shoppers set to spend £2bn on Christmas EveTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –11 hours agoHundreds also spent the weekend queuing in freezing temperatures at Royal Mail sorting offices to collect parcels, after postmen were accused of not …Online delivery failure hits ChristmasThis is MoneyCHRISTMAS HEARTBREAK AS THOUSANDS OF GIFTS GO MISSING …

Ben Adams used the Internet and took some big risks to recover his 1949 Chevy truck. More: continued here

NEW YORK — Gun-toting carjackers hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street. The driver, who was unhurt, was later found in Brooklyn — along with the truck, police said. More: continued here

Royal Mail faces investigationTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –Dec 8, 2007By Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent Royal Mail is facing an investigation over claims that letters are being delivered late because postmen are … More: continued here

Royal Mail in letters blunderBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –Dec 11, 2007By Lesley-Anne Henry Royal Mail apologised today for a blunder in which letters containing confidential financial information of Ulster people were … More: continued here

London, Dec 24 (IANS) Don’t be surprised if you see British citizens queuing up in post offices in India to post Christmas cards to friends and family in Britain. Many Britons have found that the Indian postal system is cheaper and more reliable than Royal Mail. More: continued here

The Post Office has been forced to apologise to thousands of pensioners after more than 100 card account statements were sent to the wrong customers. The details of about 120 customers’ accounts were mixed up during printing of 5,500 letters sent out last month. More: continued here

Hazardous materials units responded to the post office at 1 Bank St. in Rockaway Sunday after tar that had been used to patch the roof of the building began to wash away during Sunday’s rains and spill into the street and a nearby river. More: continued here

RETAILERS are apparently flogging their limited Wii supplies on Ebay because they can command ridiculous prizes in the run up to Christmas. More: continued here