Amazon drone delivers first UK parcels with packages arriving in under two hours

Amazon drones have arrived in the UK (Picture: Amazon/PA Wire)

Amazon has sent its first UK packages by drone.

The MK30 – the company’s latest model – has begun delivering packages in under two hours in Darlington, County Durham.

The launch is currently limited to deliveries within a radius of 7.5 miles (12km) around Amazon’s fulfilment centre and packages weighing less than 5lbs (2.2kg).

But the e-commerce giant hopes the new tech will enable super-fast deliveries and...