Amazon seeks permission for increased drone deliveries

Following a successful pilot over parts of Darlington where small parcels were delivered by air-borne drone, e-commerce retailer Amazon has requested permission from the Civil Aviation Authority to cover the whole of the Darlington area.

Items delivered by drone are limited to packages that can fit inside a large shoebox and weigh less than 5lb.  Eligible customers who want to use the service also have to have neighbours who have a garden, yard, or driveway, so that the package can be misdelivered in much the same way as it would if taken there by van.

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BBC offers 'Five key takeaways from GCSE results'

Didn't get the GCSE results you were looking for?  Here are five takeaways for you:

• Uber Eats

• Deliveroo

• Just Eats

• Food Hub

• Big Jim's Taxis

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Food delivery cyclist accidentally obeys red traffic light

A food delivery cyclist has been roundly condemned by the peloton of all cyclists everywhere, for accidentally obeying a red light at a junction. 

In a tearful statement, the cyclist kept their visor on so as not to be identified. In a pair of fluffy gloves attached to some handlebars, they typed their statement into a phone, whilst not looking where they were going.

'Usually I interpret a red light as a visceral challenge to my existence. It's like a red rag to a bull. If there's a green man and I can also plough through some pedestrians so much the better. Extra credit for weaving dangerously between lorries and buses. In my defence, I may have confused the red light for pedestrians with the red light for road traffic.

'I have brought shame on the cycling community, the likes of which not even Lance Armstrong could contemplate. It's weird that he was dating Sheryl Crow, right? Still, if it makes you happy...'

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