{"id":315127,"date":"2026-02-04T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-report-says-prison-service-slow-to-respond-to-drone-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:00:11","slug":"new-report-says-prison-service-slow-to-respond-to-drone-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-report-says-prison-service-slow-to-respond-to-drone-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"New report says prison service slow to respond to drone threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0B6WxzMEGrU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New report says prison service slow to respond to drone threat\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0B6WxzMEGrU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Specialised gangs piloting drones to fly drugs and weapons into prisons are working up and down the country to &quot;beat&quot; the system, the governor of HMP Manchester has told Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>The Category A prison, formerly known as Strangeways, has previously been described as having &quot;ceded&quot; its airspace to illegal drone operators, who are using increasingly sophisticated technology to deliver contraband to inmates.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an issue the prison service, and the government, has been struggling to get a grip on and now a new report has concluded that not nearly enough money is being spent on security. <\/p>\n<p>#prison #drones #uknews #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specialised gangs piloting drones to fly drugs and weapons into prisons are working up and down the country to &quot;beat&quot; the system, the governor of HMP Manchester has told Sky News. 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