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PayPal to process $2 billion in mobile payments this yearIntoMobileDuring eBay's first quarter earnings call, the company said that its transaction arm PayPal expects to process more than $2 billion in mobile payments in 2011, which is nearly three times the amount it processed last year. According to eBay's CEO …

Home plans for Post Office after sale failureLancashire Evening PostA former Post Office which has sat empty for the last decade is to be turned back into a home – after its owner gave up on hopes of selling it. Owner Nilesh Mistry has applied for permission from Preston Council …

East London Advertiser Royal Mail confirms closure plans for East London centreEast London AdvertiserThe Royal Mail has confirmed that it will not accept a union plan to keep the east London mail centre open until after the Olympics. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter …

Postman suspended after 2000 items of undelivered mail uncoveredHucknall TodayA POSTMAN based in Bulwell is being investigated after a haul of 2000 items of undelivered mail was discovered. The man, who has not been named, worked from the Royal Mail delivery office on Highbury Road in the town. He has …

200 protesters deliver Royal Mail demand: don't cut jobsStoke & StaffordshirePOSTAL workers marched through the streets as they stepped up their campaign to safeguard jobs at a Royal Mail call centre. About 200 protesters took part in the Hanley rally organised by the Communication … More: continued here

Letter: Inflation affects price of stampsEnterprise-RecordLike everyone else, I used to bellyache whenever the post office raised the cost of postage stamps. Recently I did some calculations based on inflation figures compiled by professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University. Going back to 1932 and for …and more » More: continued …

Three times as many viewers tuned into the BBC as ITV to watch Prince William marry Kate Middleton. Figures peaked at 26.2 million when the couple said their vows. More: continued here

Clitheroe Today Golfer retains Mytton Fold Post Office Cup for second yearClitheroe TodayFor the second year in succession, Mark Slater walked away with Mytton Fold's Post Office Cup with a +5 score in this individual Par competition. Despite being played in summery conditions, the course beat all but 10 of …

PayPal Buys E-Payments Startup FigAmerican Banker (subscription)PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc., did not disclose terms of the Fig deal. Fig's payment process resembles how PayPal's mobile app handles person-to-person payments. PayPal simulates the tap-and-go nature of contactless payments without an NFC chip by …and more » More: continued here

Sending snail mail will take a little longer for El Segundo residents if the United States Postal Service is forced to close its doors on Main Street due to a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall. More: continued here