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Royal Mail has welcomed the move to change postal regulator from Postcomm to Ofcom. The postal operator says the Government’s decision to implement change reflects the reality of the marketplace, which is increasingly switching away from mail to electronic communications. More: continued here

Thousands of letters addressed to Santa Claus were sent to the main post office in Pembroke Pines. Children asked for everything from TVs to trampolines. More: continued here

How snotty: Scarlett Johansson blew her nose on a tissue, and now the tissue is being sold on eBay. More: continued here

NEW YORK — FedEx Corp. on Thursday announced more broad cost cuts _ including salary reductions _ as deteriorating economic conditions continue to drag down demand, warning the outlook for 2009 remains murky. More: continued here

Public sector this week: Royal Mail; Pension overpayments by XafinityTimes Online, UK –28 minutes agoUp to 50000 jobs could be lost in a partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, unions cautioned. Ministers were said to be considering a report that … More: continued here

Going once… Scarlett Johansson is putting her old tissue on eBay for charity. During her appearance on Wednesday’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she complained that she caught a cold from her Spirit costar Samuel L. Jackson. The cold was the result of the convergence of two big stars, …

Scarlett Johansson blew her nose on a tissue, and now the tissue is being sold on eBay to raise money for a hunger relief charity. More: continued here

Charlottesville Daily Progress Post office changes hours for Christmas EveMirror, MI –1 hour agoThe Garden City Post Office will be closing at noon Wednesday, Dec. 24, with 1 pm scheduled as the final mail collection for the day. …Video: Manic Monday: Busiest Mailing Day of the YearAssociatedPressBusiest Mailing Day For USPSMSNBCHoliday rush …

New Survey: Nation's Food Banks Report Dramatic Increase in Demand …MarketWatch –4 hours agoAdditional support for emergency feeding through food banks and longer term assistance through food stamps will also generate economic activity that will … More: continued here

Over 4 Million More Americans On Food StampsAHN –1 hour agoWashington, DC (AHN) – The number of people receiving food stamps is up this year over last year. Latest figures on the program are from September and show … More: continued here