Amazon has unveiled a new version of its Fire TV Stick in the UK, bringing the company's voice-controlled assistant Alexa to the television screen.

It is the first time that a Fire TV device has been compatible with Alexa in the UK, broadening the reach of Amazon’s artificial intelligence assistant beyond the Echo speaker.

The new version of the £40 Fire TV Stick, which plugs into a TV's HDMI port and can stream shows from Netflix, iPlayer, Prime Video and others, comes with a microphone-enabled remote.

Holding down the microphone button on the remote and speaking into it activates the Alexa assistant, which can respond to queries about the weather and transport, be used to set alarms, play music and control smart home devices such as lights and thermostats.