Online retail giant Amazon has launched a recruitment drive to fill temporary roles at its huge distribution hub in Staffordshire.

The US firm is on the hunt for 4,500 staff to fill roles in the build up to Christmas at its logistics hub in Rugeley where they will join 1,500 permanent team members.

Across the UK, Amazon is looking to create 20,000 temporary jobs.

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John Tagawa, Amazon's vice-president of UK Operations, said: "The thousands of seasonal associates who join us at this time each year play an integral role in helping us deliver an exceptional experience for our customers during the Christmas season.

"We look forward to welcoming back the people who join us each and every Christmas as well as many new faces who will be joining the Amazon team for the first time.

"As we continue to grow our network, there will be opportunities for people who join us in seasonal roles to transfer to permanent positions.

"I am delighted that more than 2,000 people who worked for Amazon in seasonal positions last Christmas are now in permanent roles."