England's under-pressure hospitals are facing a massive surge in flu admissions - with cases more than 4,000% higher than a year ago.
It is the first time flu has overtaken Covid admissions since the start of the pandemic, and health chiefs fear this year could be worse than the 2017-18 outbreak, which led to an estimated 30,000 deaths.
The NHS said there were more than 1,100 patients in hospitals every day last week, while the number in critical care beds rose by almost 50% in seven days.
