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1548: Stock in Royal Mail is bouncing off technical support at 560p. More: continued here

Business Reporter Christmas rush gives Royal Mail revenue boostBusiness ReporterParcels, Christmas cards, and online shopping helped to boost Royal Mail revenues by 2% over the last nine months. royalmail. Photo Credit: Peter Broster (Flickr). UK letter revenues fell by 3%, but parcel revenues were up 8% as pricing encouraged … More: …

Christian Science Monitor Postage increase: Stamps reach 49 centsChristian Science MonitorThe cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect on Sunday. Many people won't feel the increase right away: Forever …

A social landlord in Scotland has become the first in the UK to partner with the Post Office to run its own local branch. More: continued here

Washington Post (blog) Lawmakers reach deal on farm bill that would cut food stamps by 1 percentFox NewsStill unclear, though, was how Republicans would get the votes they needed to pass the final bill on the House floor. The full House rejected an earlier version of the farm bill in …

Metro Whoa, the Raptor Cage From Jurassic Park is on Ebay Right NowGizmodoJurassic Park is probably the greatest movie ever made, so the possibility of owning even the tiniest fragment from its history makes me excited. But if tiny fragments aren't enough for you, here's a huge prop that's up …

Is London's secret railway about to get back on track?Telegraph.co.ukThis subterranean railway is a forgotten relic, opened in 1927 to feed the Royal Mail trains that once criss-crossed the country, immortalised in WH Auden's poem “Night Mail”. After 76 years of service, it fell out of favour and was mothballed …

A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Monday agreed to a deal on a farm bill that would end direct subsidies to farms in favor of crop insurance. More: continued here

Food stamps, farm subsidies to be trimmedWashington TimesHouse and Senate negotiators said Monday they've finally reached an agreement on the long-delayed farm bill, signing a deal that would save $8 billion in the food stamp program and cut $19 billion from farm subsidies — though it preserves both programs. More: …

Gray wants post office named after RednourThe SouthernDU QUOIN — If retired U.S. Congressman Ken Gray can still pull a few strings, the Du Quoin Post Office will bear the name of the city's longtime mayor. Gray sent a letter Jan. 1 to U.S. Rep. William Enyart, D-Belleville, to propose …