Teen heartthrobs One Direction's future looks uncertain as they remain stuck on their tour bus in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. They have been trapped in the town since Thursday afternoon, when the driver was unable to negotiate his way out of the central...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Postal Service has found itself in the worse financial situation in history. According to official U.S. Government data reports, the USPS lost an amazingly unbelievable total of $5.2 billion during the third qu...
The Florida Postal Service has made an unusual request of their local patronage- to stop running into their Post Offices with their autos (see Yahoo News). There have recently been eight crashes supposedly due to 'old timers' tapping the gas pedal in...
An announcement about a huge hike in the cost of posting a letter seems imminent, with charges for a second class letter going up to around 55 pence and first class possibly exceeding 70 pence. This will see postal charges going up by more than 50%.
The crime epidemic that has hit the once sleepy village of Little Divot reached a disturbing level yesterday after an armed man attempted to rob the local post office. Villagers were left stunned recently after half an ounce of weed and three cann...
Lansdowne on the Potomac-The United States Postal Service has unveiled a new stamp designed to placate customers and save the service both time and money. The new "Whatever" Stamp guarantees that your letter or parcel may or may not be delivered some...
Proposed changes in private property laws relating to dogs could make a postman's job a lot safer. Private property laws currently allow dogs to attack intruders, even if they're just delivering mail. "It's our 'privates' we're worried about,"...
Ballybollox, Eire - An ingenious scam by a dodgy Irish bank was revealed today at a whistleblower's industrial tribunal hearing. Shergar Bank & Truss Corp is accused of forming a joint venture bank with the UK Post Office whose 2.2 million acc...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The last time that the United States Postal System was in such a financial mess Paul Revere was riding through the streets of Pocatello, Idaho shouting that the redcoats were coming and that you could not miss them because they wer...
In part four of this series, we continue our look at inventions that will probably never be invented, but should be. Invention One: Jiffy Bags with the bubbles filled with helium instead of nitrogen. This is a similar idea to filling car tyres with helium in an attempt to reduce weight that we saw last week. The biggest plus point with this particular approach, in that postage is very e...
Further embarrassment has been heaped on the Royal Mail today, when it emerged that the historic aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal, had been lost in the post. The retired former aircraft carrier had been listed for sale on the auction website, Ebay...
Denmark is introducing a Mobile Postage Service that can be used as an alternative to the traditional stamp. Instead of having to put a stamp on a letter or parcel, Danes will be able to text a message to the Post Office and they will receive a co...
Royal Mail's announced record first-class post price rise has been welcomed in patriotic circles. The price of a first-class stamp will rise by 5p to 46p in April, following approval by the regulator Postcomm. The price rise should provide the Roy...
The Post Office are set to issue a new range of stamps for avid collectors everywhere depicting the islands of England and Wales. It was determined that there were too many islands in Scotland to use those. The Isle of Wight will be the face of the f...
Like many village pubs these days, the Plough Inn at Wigglesworth is closing down. However, the local Post Office remains open and will provide a service for drinkers. Customers will be able to pay up front for a range of beers and spirits - whic...
Return Address Labels Forever - Why would anyone want to order return address labels when all you have to do it send in one dollar to any organization that sends you free return address labels for the rest of your life. I have enough return address labels to wallpaper the walls in my entire house and that of my neighbors' house. She is just starting to run out since she quit sending her dollar...
The United States Postal Service Warned today Dec 16th, that threats to the President must be posted no later than Friday, December 18th to reach the White House in time for Christmas. President Obama is already receiving up to 9,000 per month.
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