Stamp-collecting mystery based in Syracuse: Central New York books and authorsSyracuse.comThree authors find inspiration in nonfiction topics this week, penning books with ties to Central New York in a variety of genres. In "Chasing Jenny," Jeff Stage starts with a fact — a famous 1955 stamp theft — and introduces …

Broker spotlight including Next, Marks & Spencer, Carnival and Royal Mail GroupProactive Investors UKTurning to another big development over the Christmas period, Swiss broker UBS looks at Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) parcel competitor City Link and its journey into administration on Christmas Eve. It reckons the effect on Royal Mail will …

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City Link collapse only has "limited" benefits for Royal Mail, says UBSYahoo Finance UKLONDON (ShareCast) – The collapse of troubled parcel-delivery firm City Link is "not a major positive" for rival Royal Mail Group (RMG), according to UBS (NYSEArca: FBGX – news) which kept its 'neutral' rating on the FTSE …

POLICE have launched an investigation following an attempted robbery at Pill Post Office. A number of males went into the post office at Baltic Place at around 12.30pm today and demanded money. More: continued here

Exeter Express and Echo Devon death crash driver 'was using eBay app on phone' when his van veered …Exeter Express and EchoA van driver killed a road worker because he was allegedly checking the eBay app on his smartphone while doing 55 mph on a dual carriageway. Anthony Tompkins was …

Telegraph.co.uk Jilted boyfriend puts honeymoon on eBay after fiancée dumped himTelegraph.co.ukWith the help of his best friend Craig Gibson, he set up an eBay auction to find someone to travel with him and has started filming the project, including the moment he tells his parents, with the hashtag #girlfromthepublictodominicanrepublic. After …

New Canaan Advertiser Will a new Post Office be delivered in 2015?New Canaan AdvertiserFor what to those outside New Canaan must surely have seemed like a fairly mundane topic, having the United States Post Office choose a new home here, was anything but to town residents and leaders. The starts …

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The Guardian Mac DeMarco's dirty old shoes sell for $21100 on eBayThe GuardianA pair of old shoes, owned previously by indie oddball Mac DeMarco, have been sold via eBay for a surprisingly generous sum. Bidding ended on 4 January for the pair of autographed Vans that DeMarco wore throughout his …