MORRISVILLE – While letter carriers can forget about snow and heat and gloom of night May 10, they will have a little something extra weighing them down as they swiftly complete their appointed rounds. More: continued here
Missouri revisits banning drug felons from food stampsKansas City StarTo be eligible for food stamps under the legislation, individuals with a drug felony would have to either complete or be participating in a treatment program or be judged as not needing treatment. They would also have to wait one year after their … More: continued…
In Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, New Mexico and Louisiana, food stamp use ranges around 20% of the population or more, according to January government data. More: continued here
Taxpayer won't benefit from Royal Mail's treasure trove of propertyBureau of Investigative JournalismThe privatisation of the Royal Mail is widely considered to have cost the taxpayer £750m after shares in the company surged when trading in the company began on October 11. The shares rose 50% in its first week making investors lucky enough to…
FedEx Corp, the world's second largest parcel delivery company, said FedEx Freight would raise fuel surcharge by 3 percent next month, aiming to offset an increase in costs from rising fuel prices. The company also said FedEx Ground would start applying dimensional weight pricing to all shipments from January next year. Dimensional weight pricing is…
AN MP has cut the ribbon during a ceremony to mark the reopening of a new-look post office. More: continued here
FedEx today announced pricing changes for FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground. FedEx Freight will increase its published fuel surcharge indices by 3 percentage points, effective June 2, 2014. More: continued here
Daily Mail Postman jailed for eight years after stealing hundreds of parcels with cheques …Daily MailHe was caught when a Royal Mail fraud investigation team set up secret cameras which filmed him taking the cheques with values ranging from £50 to £110,000. Budi is said to have deliberately targeted the Square Mile, one of the…
Mirror.co.uk Police use EBAY to auction flash criminals' cars seized during investigations …Mirror.co.ukA north western policing agency have been given permission to flog expensive cars seized by the authorities on eBay – including a James Bond-style Aston Martin. Titan – a crime prevention unit representing six police forces in the north west – will be…
The Guardian Miliband attacks PM over hedge funds that made millions from Royal MailThe GuardianPhotograph: PA. Ed Miliband has accused David Cameron of having double standards after the government handed a "golden ticket" to hedge funds to make millions of pounds out of the privatisation of Royal Mail while imposing restrictions on postal workers. More:…