but the worry now is that older adults are becoming infected adding even more to the strain on the nhs. that is why government advisers are warning that hospital admissions could be going up for quite some time. let s get some of the day s other news. ajudge in new york is considering whether to dismiss a civil case accusing prince andrew of sexual assault. he s said he ll reveal his decision pretty soon . lawyers for the prince argued that a previous half a million dollar settlement between his accuser virginia giuffre and his formerfriend, the disgraced financer jeffrey epstein, barred her from bringing the civil case. prince andrew has consistently denied all the allegations. south korea has reported the launch of what it called an unspecified projectile from north korea s east coast. the launch is the first of the new year for pyongyang. at a meeting of the north s ruling party last week, its leader kim jong un vowed to continue to build up north korea s military