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Fight against crime. highly trained detection dogs are used across the uk to sniff out drugs and explosives, and roscoe has helped the humberside force make 18 arrests over the last year. simon spark has been to see him in action. there's nothing sniffs out drugs like a police dog and roscoe is a specialist. this is operation forage with humberside police and thisr is our first glimpse atjust how many officers are involved. our first stop is western cemetery in hull and this is where roscoe comes in. we are walking behind him so he can do his work effectively. we are using roscoe. his ability ...

Since our sats are coming up, . it'll be a lot better to be learning in school so that i can get better at my sats quicker. _ well, across the whole of the uk, on one day last week there were 236,000 schoolchildren off because of covid. but now concern is moving to the christmas holidays. there are questions being asked over whether transmission will break because children aren't in classrooms, or whether this christmas period is going to cause further problems for schools when they come back injanuary. a seven—year—old girl from north lincolnshire has made it her mission to help the homel...

But we do expect... between now and christmas we certainly don't think we will be able to run a full service. but we will be expecting that we can run our temporary reduced timetables. and the unite union says higher wages to drive hgvs are another factor. we have the haulage industry which is short of drivers. so the bus drivers go across to them. and that creates a backlash because there is now a shortage of bus drivers as well as haulage drivers. for now, many people seem relatively sympathetic. but that may not last. simon spark, bbc look north, lincoln. when carl martin lost the use of hi...

Yorkshire —— a a bus company which covers lincolnshire and parts of east yorkshire has become the latest to cancel dozens of services because of a lack of drivers. stagecoach east midlands says brexit and the pandemic are continuing to affect the business and they're working to recruit more staff. it follows east yorkshire buses announcing they're running a reduced timetable due to staffing issues, as well as delays getting licenses for new drivers. simon spark's been in lincoln today finding out what impact the driver shortage is having. at first glance it looks like business as usual. bu...

If i wanted to go round to the left, these wheels would turn to the right to take the front end of this trailer out. this is terry, who's been at the forefront of all the trials so far. i've been to the netherlands. i took my driving test over there, and they actually took us into towns and villages. so, you've seen how it does perform? yeah, yeah. and we've actually been over with this. but as it stands, a driver shortage continues and the ban for this kind of vehicle remains. simon spark, bbc news. for the first time in 400 years, a beaver has been born on exmoor. the national trust has rele...