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Amazon parcels could be delivered by selfdriving delivery boxes
Bristolians could soon see their Amazon parcels delivered by a small self-driven vehicle.
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The online giant is hiring a team of engineers to develop its Amazon Scout vehicles for use in Bristol and throughout the UK following the growth in online shopping.
The Scout rolls along the pavement at walking pace before delivering to a customer's door. It has been developed with a camera and sensor to help it navigate around pedestrians, pets and obstacles such as bins and sign posts.
The technology is already being tested out in small areas in the States, including the area just outside Amazon's headquarters in Washington state.
Engineers in the UK will be working with the Amazon Scout research lab in Seattle to develop the software. "Our investment in this new Amazon Scout team in the UK, which will consist of dozens of engineers, is driven by our partnership with the Cambridge community and made possible by the talented people who live here," the company said.
Last week, Amazon said it would create 7,000 jobs by the end of the year, taking its permanent UK workforce to more than 40,000 people.
But thousands of jobs have been lost in the retail sector since March, as non-essential shops were forced to close during lockdown and many turned to online shopping.
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This simple pannacotta recipe uses store cupboard staples including coconut

milk and tinned pineapple. It's an easy, thrifty dessert!
Ingredients
20g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
4 gelatine leaves
400ml double cream
400ml can light coconut milk
160g light brown soft sugar
Zest and juice of 2 limes
2 x 227g cans pineapple slices in pineapple juice, drained Remove from the heat, squeeze any excess water out of the gelatine and add to the cream, stirring until fully dissolved
Pour the mixture into the glasses or moulds and chill for at least 4 hours or until set
To serve, sprinkle the remaining sugar over the pineapple
Put the butter in a large, nonstick frying pan over a medium heat
Add the pineapple and cook for 2-3 mins each side until golden and sticky
Transfer to a plate and squeeze over the remaining lime juice
To turn out the desserts, dip the glasses or moulds into hot water briefly to loosen them, then invert onto plates
Serve each one with some of the caramelised pineapple
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