Online retail giant Amazon has announced that it has extended its Prime Now service to Birmingham and selected postcodes in surrounding areas.
The ultra-fast service, which recently launched for Prime members in London, offers one-hour delivery on thousands of items via a mobile app. The service launched on August 6 in Birmingham and in selected postcodes surrounding the city, including Lichfield, Cannock and Tamworth.

Prime Now launched in London in June and Amazon plans to introduce the service in additional UK cities by the end of the year.

Amazon UK managing director Christopher North said of the move: "Customers in London already benefit from ultra-fast delivery with Prime Now and we are delighted to bring this innovative service to Birmingham and selected postcodes in surrounding areas only five weeks after our London launch. Since launching Prime Now, we've seen high demand on everything from essentials like bottled water, coffee and nappies to must-have products like the latest video games and devices - all available for delivery in less than 60 minutes. We are excited to continue delivering to customers in record-breaking time."

The fastest London Prime Now delivery to date was a NETGEAR Wi-Fi Range Extender which was ordered at 10:32am, shipped from Amazon's Bow delivery station and delivered at 10:44am to a postcode in Canary Wharf.