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Amazon is making drone deliveries in the UK – here’s why nimbyism could hamper a wider rollout

There is a new buzz around Darlington: the sound of delivery drones. This northern English town is now the only place outside the US where retail giant Amazon offers airborne delivery to people’s homes via its Prime Air company.

The Conversation

Amazon becomes first UK retailer to begin drone deliveries

New drone can deliver to 7.5 mile area around Darlington in less than 2 hours

The Independent UK

Winners and losers from NASCAR's first Darlington race of 2026

Michael Jordan got to celebrate another big win on Sunday with driver Tyler Reddick as the team conquered the track 'too tough to tame'

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Official race results: NASCAR Cup 2026 Darlington I

Reddick emerged victorious at Darlington, followed by Keselowski and Blaney

Motorsport

Nurse in pronoun row relieved to be reinstated in job at London hospital trust after disciplinary hearing

Jennifer Melle is taking the trust to an employment tribunal in April over claims of harassment, direct discrimination and indirect discrimination

Evening Standard

Nurse in pronoun row relieved to be reinstated in job after disciplinary hearing

Jennifer Melle is taking the trust to an employment tribunal in April over claims of harassment, direct discrimination and indirect discrimination.

The Independent UK

Nurse in patient pronoun row will face no further action, trust says

Jennifer Melle faced a disciplinary meeting in Epsom on Tuesday.

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Nurse who spoke out in patient pronoun row faces disciplinary meeting

Jennifer Melle is facing a private meeting with Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust in the Surrey town.

Evening Standard

Nurse fears losing job after speaking out in patient pronoun row

Jennifer Melle is supported by Darlington nurses Bethany Hutchison and Lisa Lockey, along with Fife nurse Sandie Peggie.

Evening Standard

NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance

A group of Darlington nurses, after an employment tribunal victory, have accused the Government of dragging its feet on single-sex spaces.

Evening Standard

Sandie Peggie ‘overjoyed’ at ruling in Darlington nurses’ changing room case

An employment tribunal found nurses suffered harassment which violated their dignity by having to share a single-sex facility with a trans colleague.

Evening Standard

Darlington nurses accuse Government of dragging feet on single-sex spaces

A tribunal found they suffered harassment which violated their dignity and created ‘a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment’.

Evening Standard

Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling

Darlington nurse Bethany Hutchison led the claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment, tribunal rules

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Independent UK

Tribunal rules that nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Evening Standard

Judgment expected in nurses’ transgender changing room case

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent UK

Amazon starts drone flights in ‘next step’ for UK delivery service

The US tech giant said it has begun ‘a limited number of flights’ from its Darlington test centre

The Independent UK

Minister weighs in on Keir Starmer’s drink preferences amid Chagos Islands deal

Baroness Chapman of Darlington stated she had never observed the Labour leader consuming sparkling white wine

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The Independent UK

Hospital bosses in transgender row feared ‘bullying trust’ label, tribunal told

Seven nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the 200th anniversary of the railways: much more than a way of getting from A to B

Editorial The bicentenary of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington line is a moment to celebrate a form of travel which shaped our culture

The Independent UK

The world’s first passenger rail journey to be re-enacted for 200th anniversary

Locomotion No.1 first ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825

Motorsport

How to watch NASCAR Southern 500 at Darlington: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway this weekend

Evening Standard

Cancer and dementia patients could see improved treatment with new facility

A new facility in Darlington will be backed by £29.6 million of Government funding, with the aim of maintaining the UK’s lead in RNA science.

Evening Standard

Embassies should see cars clamped for congestion charge debts – peers

Diplomacy is ‘an art’, Baroness Chapman of Darlington said as she took questions about embassies’ London congestion charge debts.

Evening Standard

MP calls for Canada to honour pilot who died in flight over England

Pilot Officer William McMullen was captaining a training flight in a Lancaster Bomber on January 13 1945 when the plane caught fire above Darlington.

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