seen in the spring. nhs providers representing trusts in england said they were in for a bumpy ride in the next few months, and the latest message was concerning. damejenny harries also said the flu season may come earlier than usual in the autumn, possibly coinciding with another covid wave. she didn t call for tougher guidelines and said people should go about their normal lives, but in a precautionary way. hugh pym reporting 0n hugh pym reporting on that story for us. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. at least six people have died after a section of a glacier fell onto a group of mountaineers in the italian alps. eight others were injured in the incident on the slopes of marmolada in the dolomites. the area has seen unusually hot weather in recent days. local officials say around 15 hikers were in the area at the time and there are fears the death toll may rise. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes in sydney,
than there were back in march. that was the previous peak, around 16,500. there s currently around 9000 in hospital now. so it s a warning that it could be higher, fuelled by these new variants of the variant, omicron, which spread more rapidly. now, it has to be said, you look at the hospital numbers, they are not all by any means people who have gone in primarily because of covid. a certain number of them have other conditions and then tested positive. but it does put more pressure on the nhs and nhs providers, who represent trusts in england, have said this means that there will be a bumpy ride over the coming months with existing pressure already there in the nhs. damejenny harries also warned that the flu season may come earlier in the autumn, as well as another covid wave so certainly rather a cautionary note from her today. time now for a look at the weather, with lucy martin.
possibly coinciding with another covid wave. she didn t call for tougher guidelines and said people should go about their normal lives, but in a precautionary way. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. at least six people have died after a section of glacier fell onto a group of mountaineers in the italian alps. eight others were injured in the incident on the slopes of marmolada in the dolomites. the area has seen unusually hot weather in recent days. local officials say around 15 hikers were in the area at the time, and there are fears the death toll may rise. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes in sydney following torrential rain and flash flooding in australia s largest city. up to 35 centimetres of rain have hit certain areas. the emergency services minister for new south wales says the situation is life threatening .
she is acknowledging that there is another wave at a moment and that it is not finished and she is saying if you look at the numbers, she didn t give a timeframe on this, but there could well be more in hospital with covid than there were back in march. that was the previous peak, around 16,500. it s currently around 9000 in hospital now, so it is warning it could be higher because it is fuelled by these new variants of the variant omicron, which spread more rapidly. it has to be said, if you look at hospital numbers, they are not all by any means people who have gone in primarily because of covid a certain number have other conditions and then tested positive, but it does put more pressure on the nhs, and nhs providers representing trusts in england have said this means there will be a bumpy ride over the coming months, with existing pressure already there on the nhs. damejenny harries also warned that the flu season may come earlier in the autumn as well as another covid wave, so c
damejenny harries also warned the flu season may come earlier in the autumn as well as another covid wave, so certainly rather a cautionary note from her today. after reports of a shooting in copenhagen, police say one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at the fields mall. several shots had been fired there in the danish capital copenhagen. dozens of heavily armed officers have been deployed to the shopping centre. they have confirmed one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting, there. more on that as we get it. the government s spending watchdog is to review borisjohnson s pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030 to see if it still represents good value for money given spiralling inflation. details of the national audit office review first emerged in a letter to the shadow health secretary, wes streeting. but the department of health and social care insists the plan is on track to deliver a0 new hospitals by 2030.