Amazon's delivery drones are set to return to British skies, nine years after they were first trialled near Cambridge.

Test drone deliveries in America saw Amazon deliver free items, such as cans of soup, to driveways. Amazon has chosen Darlington as the first location in the UK to see parcels delivered by drones. It says it will now start the planning process for initial flights from its fulfilment centre on the outskirts of the town.

Amazon has unveiled plans to launch Britain’s first drone delivery service in Darlington despite recently grounding US flights following crashes in wet weather.

Darlington has been chosen to lead an astonishing new era of drone deliveries from retail giant Amazon. The first UK trials will start soon to make Prime Air deliveries all around a 7.5mile area, all of which will take off and be guided from the 465,

The tech giant said it will lodge a planning application to build flight operations at its Darlington fulfilment centre.