largely driven so far by infections among schoolchildren, though vaccinations of under 16s have only been under way for a month. data for england last week from the 0ns reveals that the sharpest rises in case rates were among children, but there were slight increases recorded as well, amongst some older age groups. covid hospital admissions are also rising, up nearly 20% week on week. the sage experts say it s unlikely that they ll go higher than the peak injanuary, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. hugh pym, bbc news. well, the government s latest coronavirus figures show there were 49,298 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. that means on average in the past week, there were 47,415 cases per day. the number of people in hospital with covid has increased to 8,238.
thank you. libyan rebels say they have taken control of oil refinery. this is unclear how important it is. it s said to be close to capital of tripoli, according to sky news on the ground in zawiya. loud explosions were heard in tripoli today in support of the rebels advance. a leading oil analyst predicts gasoline to $3.25 in a month. the current average is $3.59. crude oil were way down. futures lost $5 to close at $8238 a barrel. if you like conspiracy theories we have a good one in the grapevine. up next, michele bachmann talks about being a woman in
thank you. libyan rebels say they have taken control of oil refinery. this is unclear how important it is. it s said to be close to capital of tripoli, according to sky news on the ground in zawiya. loud explosions were heard in tripoli today in support of the rebels advance. a leading oil analyst predicts gasoline to $3.25 in a month. the current average is $3.59. crude oil were way down. futures lost $5 to close at $8238 a barrel. if you like conspiracy theories we have a good one in the grapevine. up next, michele bachmann talks about being a woman in