MP calls for review over post office closure blundersYork Press, UK –26 minutes agoBy Press reporter CAMPAIGNERS have called on the city council to consider legal action against Post Office bosses over their decision to close a York branch … More: continued here
The software association strikes the sharpest blow to date in never-ending war with pirates holed up on eBay. More: continued here
A consortium plans to offer express parcel service to points in Western Europe using high-speed trains. German tracks may derail idea of overnight service More: continued here
Britain’s Prince Andrew on Wednesday defended comments he made suggesting the United States might have been better off had its leaders learned from the British experience with colonialism before invading Iraq. More: continued here
Four men are due to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. Federal prosecutors will allege the four Queensland men were running a racket between Thailand and the Sunshine Coast through the mail. More: continued here
Teeing off PGA TOUR Northern Trust Open Site: Los Angeles. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Course: Riviera Country Club (7,279 yards, par 71). Purse: $6.2 million. Winner’s share: $1,116,000. FedEx Cup points: 25,000. Winner’s share: 4,500. Television: Golf Channel (… More: continued here
Town to buy post office buildingQuad City Times, IA –53 minutes agoThe council learned last month the city had six months to get the building to post office standards or face losing the town’s post office. … More: continued here
Santosh Prashar, a noted Indian-origin radio presenter based in Coventry in the east Midlands, has died. He was 80. Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail. More: continued here
Four men are expected to appear in Queensland courts after customs and federal police officers busted an alleged cocaine importation ring. More: continued here
Consumers apparently still believe a penny saved is a penny earned, as many rushed this week to buy Forever stamps that will help them avoid a pending 1-cent rate hike in first-class postage. More: continued here