but in a classroom, there might be around 30 of them. there are between 500 2,500 people at smaller gigs or in a nightclub. but see how 21,000 fans can fill manchester arena. and the biggest events hold more than this. more than 73,000 at the principality stadium in cardiff, 90,000 at wembley, and see how around 100,000 people turned out for this climate change strike during cop26. and this crowd are not even all of the 135,000 people who buy tickets for glastonbury every year. but 150,000 people, that is everyone who lives in a city such as 0xford. 0ther covid waves came and went. in march, july and october. but that was the last time restrictions on socialising were put in place. and crucially, while the number of people admitted to hospital with covid did rise with each successive wave, they were nowhere near the peaks seen injanuary 2021. and the same is true of deaths due to covid, each wave saw an increase in deaths, although nowhere near what was seen in 2021, and lowe
her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street for the last time. in his farewell speech, he urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. let me say i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fullfilled its function, and i will be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obsecure corner of the pacific. we will have the latest on the change in prime minister and the challenges that liz truss faces. especially the cost of fuel and the cost of living crisis, with a new plan expected this week costing tens of billions of pounds to help households and businesses. for some, to help cannot come soon enough and we will hearfrom to help cannot come soon enough and we will hear from those already feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living. feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living- cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook so cost of living
earlier, liz truss travelled to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire where she accepted the queen s invitation to form a government. borisjohnson had already left downing street his words prompting speculation that he might want to return at some point. that he might want to a that he might want to day of transition and an ever for a day of transition and an evening for the new prime minister of shaping her government. we ll have the latest on the shape of the new cabinet and on the policy challenges. one other story, following the fatal shooting of a school girl in liverpool. for the first time, the mother of olivia pratt korbel makes a public appeal for the killer to come forward. i m hoping that they come forward. that this doesn t happen to anybody else. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a busy evening of european football celtic among the british teams in action but can they overcome the european champions real madrid at celtic park? good evening. the new prime mi
An estimated one in every 15 people in the uk tested positive for covid. Its because of the threat from omicron that i announced on wednesday that we will move to plan b in england. You must wear a Face Covering in indoor public spaces and, from tomorrow, work from home if you can. Faced with a huge number of infections, in early December Of 2021 the government had already been forced to introduce what it called its plan b measures, facemasks, Compuslory Covid passes and working from home. And just a few days into the new year, a grim milestone, the uk reached 150,000 covid related deaths. To picture 150,000 people, it helps to start small. So this is one student, but in a classroom they might be around 30 of them. There is between 500 or 2,500 people at small gigs or in a nightclub. But see how 21,000 fans can fill manchester arena. The biggest events hold more than this. More than 73,000 in the principality stadium in cardiff, 90,000 at wembley. And see how 100,000 people turned out
on defending this madness and go ahead with her kamikaze budget? as liz truss arrived for her weekly audience with the king tonight, the king greeted her with dear oh dear . we ll have the latest on the talks in washington and the questions raised by the prime minister s words today. also tonight. a court is told that a nurse accused of the murder of seven babies sent a sympathy card to the parents of one of her victims. blood supplies in england are at a critically low level the nhs says that staffing shortages are mainly to blame. and in tonight s football, salah scores the fastest hat trick in champions league history as liverpool crush rangers at ibrox. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. one of english rugby s most famous names is suspended from the premiership wasps on the verge of administration. good evening. the prime minister has insisted she will not cut public spending to pay for a multi billion pound package of tax cuts. experts say the impl