LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Post Office said it would bring all its financial services under one brand as part of plans to become one of the UK's biggest financial services providers by 2020, laying down a challenge to the country's incumbent banks. More: continued here

Bechdel delivers insightful, witty talk at Penny StampsThe Michigan DailyBechdel was selected to speak about her biographical graphic novels and the art of cartooning for part of the Penny Stamps Speaker Series, which has partnered with The Zell Visiting Writer Series and The Institute for Research on Women & Gender …

Numbers of Illinois Households on Food Stamps Still RisingWJBD OnlineThe rate is only slightly lower in the three county region of Washington, Jefferson and Wayne, where 20.4-percent of all households are reported to be receiving food stamps. The numbers are still below the statewide average of 22-percent of families …and …

Watchdog.org New York has more people on food stamps under Gov. CuomoWatchdog.orgAccording to data released by the United States Department of Agriculture, the state of New York has added 365,043 new food stamps (SNAP) recipients since Governor Cuomo took office in January of 2011. At the end of FY 2010, …

Berkeley: Kale, courts and confusion reign around sale of downtown post officeContra Costa Times"We have no other comment as it is under litigation," USPS spokesman Augustine Ruiz wrote via an email to this newspaper in response to an inquiry about why the Berkeley landmark is no longer listed among the …

PhoneDog Deal Alert: Grab an unlocked 32GB LG G2 from Ebay for only $210Android Authority (blog)The LG G2 was one of our favorite smartphones of 2013, and continues to be a great option for those who want a solid Android device for cheap. If you're looking to buy one without …

Zip it! Post office cancels move to wrong zip codeBrooklyn PaperPlans to move Boerum Hill's post office a few blocks from its Atlantic Avenue location to nearby Dean Street have been sacked because the new location is in the wrong zip code, and residents are wondering how the agency that …

Daily Mail Postman Andrew Barratt and wife made £15k on eBay by selling parcels he stoleDaily MailAndrew Barratt, 49, took an estimated 400 items such as satnavs, digital cameras and computer games which his wife Michelle, 38, then auctioned on eBay. Their scam was foiled in April 2012 when Royal …

Royal Mail PLC Earns Sell Rating from Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (RMG)Ticker ReportAnalysts at Panmure Gordon reiterated a hold rating and set a GBX 440 ($6.60) price target on shares of Royal Mail PLC in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated an underperform rating and …

Attleboro Sun Chronicle Foxboro students are putting their stamp on historyAttleboro Sun ChronicleFoxboro Regional Charter School students, from left, Nancia Poteau, Letaya Liles-Moses, Deedee Haith, Katelyn Caradonna and Marissa Durden, display some of the collages that are part of the Holocaust Stamps Project. (Photo by Andrew Steel) … More: continued here