Online shopping giant Amazon has been fined £65,000 for attempting to transport dangerous goods by air.

The company was found guilty of attempting to transport lithium ion batteries and flammable aerosols within and outside the UK in four different shipments between January 2014 and June 2014.

Their cargo was discovered by Royal Mail staff after being screened ahead of their intended departure, and seized before the packages reached the aircraft.

Amazon were convicted of four counts of causing dangerous goods to be delivered for carriage in an aircraft, in breach of air safety regulations, at Southwark Crown Court earlier this week.

They initially faced 11 counts, but were cleared of one charge and six will stay on file after a jury failed to reach a verdict.

Air Navigation Regulations stipulate how packages must be handled when transported by air and have stringent rules on packing, marking, labeling and documentation.