ITV News Cumbrian robbers jailed for outrageous post office raidTimes & StarMatthew Scott, 25, and Kye Halliburton, 21, raided the post office and shop in Wetheral, near Carlisle, because they thought it would be a soft target. Jailing them for a total of 12 years, Judge Paul Batty QC told them the village itself “and…
Google, Mellanox, eBay Lead IBD 50 Earnings This WeekInvestor’s Business DailyGoogle (GOOG), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Polaris (PII) and eBay (EBAY) are all set to report quarterly results this week as earnings season kicks into high gear. All four companies are featured on the prestigious IBD 50 list. Mellanox makes high … More: continued here
eBay gives the world another GrouponCNET (blog)eBay made headlines Wednesday with a dramatic redesign, but it's not out of the spotlight yet. Today's tech news roundup looks at eBay's Lifestyle Deals, a service similar to Groupon. It's being tested now in a few markets, including New York. Can you … More: continued here
NBCSports.com Greatest eBay auction ever: Guy tries to sell jar containing the ghost of …NBCSports.comMany eBay auctions contain normal everyday items but this sports-related one might be the weirdest ever posted on the online auction site. A seller who goes by the name of rklassman put a jar up for auction believed to contain the…
ITV News Royal Mail celebrates UK contribution to space explorationITV NewsSix new stamps celebrating Britain's contribution to space exploration are being released by Royal Mail next week. The stamps mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of Britain's first satellite, Ariel 1. The stamps feature images taken from the … More: continued here
A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. More: continued here
Bloomberg Chinese Stamps Sell for Record $709000 at Hong Kong AuctionBloombergThe pair of vertically attached stamps of the Chinese revolutionary figure is particularly rare because of an error in which the $2 sign is printed upside down, Zurich Asia said in a press release. The previous highest price for a Republic of China …and more »…
AFP Rare Sun Yat-sen stamps sell for $700000AFPHONG KONG — A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. The 1941 blue and black stamps, rare because the picture of Sun is ……
Herald Scotland Royal mail's guide to the galaxyHerald ScotlandA set of new stamps celebrating Britain's contribution to space exploration is being issued by the Royal Mail. A set of new stamps celebrating Britain's contribution to space exploration is being issued by the Royal Mail. Tweet. Photos: Royal Mail/PA … More: continued here
Daily Mail Space? We've got it licked: Royal Mail releases set of stamps to commemorate …Daily MailA set of new stamps celebrating Britain's contribution to space exploration is being issued by the Royal Mail. The six stamps, which go on sale next week, mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of Ariel 1, Britain's first…