the american academy of pediatrics reports more than 250,000 new cases involving children arise in the last week. that s a 23% increase from the week before. and 250% increase from five weeks ago. nearly 27% of all new weekly cases are children. that is a much higher percentage than we have seen over the course of the pandemic. now, it is important to note that while a quarter of all new cases are now among kids, they represent a much smaller portion of those hospitalized, about 2.5% of hospitalizations. though, the raw number of children hospitalized does continue to climb. look at that graphic, higher than it s ever been. nearly 2,400 kids in hospital beds at the moment. overall hospitalizations and hospitalizations have been one of the more accurate ways to measure the trajectory of the pandemic, they do appear to be leveling off. let s hope that trend continues. yeah, let s hope. now schools that reopened in the south where governors fought mask mandates are paying a de
after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. celebrating uk music indie band wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. # on the chaise longue.# hello and welcome. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly focusing efforts on the survivors of monday s earthquakes who are enduring the aftermath in the cold of winter. the united nations says about 900,000 people urgently need hot meals on both sides of the border, and more than 1 million are homeless. these are live pictures from southern turkey. the number of deaths has now passed 24,000, but small numbers of victims continue to be pulled
the un warns that global food shortages and mass hunger in poorer countries could follow russia s invasion of ukraine. soul legend diana ross, queen and duran duran are among the star studded line up for the queen s platinum jubilee concert. and, we will meet the couple who have won £181; million on the euro millions lottery. britain s biggest ever lottery win. they go public with a press conference in just over half an hour. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities say they want benefits to increase now to help people. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough, as he spoke to business leaders. inflation to business leaders. in the uk has hit a a0 year inflation in the uk has hit a a0 year high of 9%. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. thank you. high
good reason. enough is enough. let s drop the knife. at the bus stop where elianne andam was stabbed to death on wednesday morning, feelings were running high again today. the 15 year old was killed in her school uniform as she made her way to classes with two friends. with ambitions to be a lawyer, she was described by her family as the light of their lives. today at croydon magistrates court, just half a mile from the bus stop, a 17 year old boy appeared, charged with her murder, and with possession of a kitchen knife without good reason. because of his young age, we can t legally name the 17 year old. to make the court less intimidating, he was allowed to sit at a desk in the main part of the court, rather than in the dock. when the districtjudge spoke to him, he used his first name only. wearing police issued grey sweat shirt and tracksuit bottoms, the boy spoke to confirm his full name and date of birth. he didn t enter a plea and was driven from court to be held in you
she was on the news. it s horrible for me to hear that they re missing, or they re dead, or they re in hospital or something. the local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what has happened. good afternoon from west london. with smoke still rising from the burnt out grenfell tower block behind me, we have even seen flames at times, and the fire brigade training their hoses on the flames. relatives are still searching for loved ones. mps at westminster have been meeting to ask questions of government ministers. how could this happen? the prime minister theresa may announced there would be a full public inquiry into the blaze. the first victim has been named by his family, mohammed alhajali, a 23 year old refugee, who fled from the civil war in syria to come here, to what he thought was the safety of the united kingdom. 70 people have been confirmed dead so far. 17 people have been confirmed dead so far. but the london fire b