Amazon launches Britain’s first drone delivery service as parcels begin dropping into gardens – NATIONAL NEWS
Amazon has launched Britain’s first drone parcel delivery service, bringing futuristic airborne shopping to the UK for the first time. While the service has not reached the Midlands yet, customers living within 7.5 miles of Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Darlington, County Durham, can now have selected items flown directly to their homes by autonomous drones, with deliveries arriving in as little as two hours. The service is limited to lightweight items under 5lb, including products such as batteries, cables,…