Gets distance in metres to the current waypoint. 
    It returns None for the first waypoint (Home location).

def distance_to_current_waypoint():
    """
    Gets distance in metres to the current waypoint. 
    It returns None for the first waypoint (Home location).
    """
    nextwaypoint = vehicle.commands.next
    if nextwaypoint==0:
        return None
    missionitem=vehicle.commands[nextwaypoint-1] #commands are zero indexed
    lat = missionitem.x
    lon = missionitem.y
    alt = missionitem.z
    targetWaypointLocation = LocationGlobalRelative(lat,lon,alt)
    distancetopoint = get_distance_metres(vehicle.location.global_frame, targetWaypointLocation)
    return distancetopoint