the number of patients in hospital with covid i9 hit a record high on tuesday. just shy of 146,000 people are in hospitals with covid i9, surpassing the previous peak set in january 2021 that s twice as many as were in hospital two weeks ago. not all of them were admitted for covid, a proportion of these people went in for other ailments, then tested positive while in hospital but the vast majority are the unvaccinated. a little earlier, the us chief medical advisor anthony fauci was giving evidence to a congressional commitee on the current state of play. here s his response to a question on the importance of vaccinations. if you look at vaccinated verses unvaccinated, there is a ten times chance that you would be infected and 17 times greater chance that you will be hospitalised if you are unvaccinated and about a 20 times likelihood that
millions are hit by the biggest rise in energy prices in living memory, tightening the squeeze on household budgets. covid 19 infections in the uk hit a record high. nearly five million had the virus last week. england! and at the world cup draw in qatar, england could face scotland or wales in the group stages. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a solid second round for england s georgia hall keeps her in contention at golf s first major of the year, the chevron championship in california. good evening. in ukraine, more evidence tonight of the unbearable toll on civilians of russia s invasion. in the last few hours, the red cross has had to abandon
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv , now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine s victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would ve been on that way to kyiv. covid i9 infections in the uk, hit a record high.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv , now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine s victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would ve been on that way to kyiv. covid 19 infections in the uk, hit a record high.
for amazon in the us. covid 19 infections in the uk, hit a record high nearly five million had the virus last week. the draw for the 2022 world cup finals in qatar is under way. we ll bring you news of the groups in the next half hour. hello and welcome. in ukraine, the bbc has found evidence that russian forces have been forced to pull back from positions they held at the start of their invasion, five weeks ago. russian armour has been heading west out of the capital kyiv, and a bbc team gained access to one area, just hours after their retreat. a stretch of the e ao highway was where shocking images from the early days of the war emerged showing russian