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A prison is electronically scanning all incoming mail to combat attempts to smuggle drugs in on cards, photographs and bogus legal letters.

The screening arrangements were introduced to cut off the flow of illegal substances via "impregnated" correspondence into HMP Ranby in Nottinghamshire.

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New psychoactive substances - synthetic drugs previously known as "legal highs" - were the "clear drugs of choice", HM Inspectorate of Prisons found.

The report said: "The primary route into the prison of NPS and other substances was through impregnated letters (including false legal correspondence), cards and photographs.

"All incoming mail was electronically scanned for drugs and we were satisfied that the robust restrictions that applied when a test was positive were proportionate."

The report on HMP Ranby said that, while the screening of all mail was "proportionate", it often delayed delivery by up to 48 hours. Drug finds and positive tests at the prison had decreased over the previous year, and longer-term analysis showed a reduction since it was last inspected in 2015.

"Despite this, incidents involving NPS were common and we saw prisoners under the influence of NPS throughout the inspection," the inspectorate said.

Overall, the assessment concluded there had been a clear improvement at the category C facility, which holds about 1,000 men.

A teenage survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing has succeeded in her bid to bring a bee sculpture commemorating the attack to South Yorkshire.

Amelia Thompson (above), 13, from Dronfield, Derbyshire, raised £3,455 for the sculpture in memory of Sheffield victim Kelly Brewster.

Ms Brewster's employers Aviva Insurance added to the total, taking it to £21,500.

A stranger then donated a further £500, taking the final bid to £22,000 and securing the sculpture.

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Over 100 bee sculptures were placed around Manchester to form an art trail in memory of the victims.

Amelia is now hoping to find a home for the bee in Sheffield.

BBC Leicester Sport

Leicester Riders head coach has praised the efforts of his team in their first FIBA Europe Cup group match.

Riders lost 78-90 to the Italian side Dinamo Sassari but Rob Paternostro said his side surpassed the expectations of many.

He said: "I thought we were in that game all the way until maybe the middle of the fourth quarter they got out ahead of us but we believed all the way.

"There wasn't anybody on the planet that thought we would win this game - we wanted to use that as motivation."

Riders are back in action on Saturday when they host the London City Royals in their first BBL game of the season.

Nick Smith
BBC News Online

Four Leicester Tigers players have been named in the England squad for the upcoming autumn internationals.

Fly-half George Ford, wing Jonny May, centre Manu Tuilagi and scrum-half Ben Youngs have all been selected by Eddie Jones for the squad.

England face South Africa on 3 November before matches against world champions New Zealand, Japan and Australia on successive weekends.

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Nick Smith
BBC News Online

A woman who may be without her daily medication has gone missing from the Canning Circus area of Nottingham.

Lorraine Edwards was last seen in the area on Tuesday at about 19:00 and police haven’t had any sightings of her since, or noticed any banking or phone activity.

She is described as white, of medium build and is about 5ft 3in tall and was wearing the coat pictured.

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East Midlands Today

An increase in the number of crashes involving trams in Nottingham has led to a new safety campaign.

A video released yesterday shows accidents and near misses caught on CCTV.

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The tram operators have said there were about 40 crashes in the last year, which is an increase of 15%.

Many are said to involve cars at junctions where the tram has the right of way.

Officials are urging motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to correctly follow traffic signals and road markings.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

Police in Derby are now using a mobile devices that allow them to take people’s fingerprints whilst out on patrol.

The handheld devices, that are already used by a number of forces across the country, connect to two databases so officers can check fingerprints against criminal records and immigration records.

The force has 250 of the devices being rolled out to front-line officers and specialist departments.

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Chris Doidge
BBC Radio Derby, political reporter

The health secretary has been told the funding of Derby's health and social care system is in a "perilous state" and under a "tidal wave" of demand.

The comments have been made in a joint letter written by the Conservative in charge of health in Derby, his Labour opposite number, and Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner.

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The letter says there is a need to make savings at the same time as "staggering" increases in demand - for example the number of mental health assessments has risen by 40% this year.

Councillors Roy Webb, Martin Repton and Hardyal Dhindsa warn that without a "radical new approach" to funding many people will be consigned to live lives "full of despair, pain and loneliness."

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BBC News

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