The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in one week, NHS England said, as it warned of a "tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals".A&Es had their busiest November on record, with doctors seeing 2.31 million patients come through emergency department doors across hospitals in England.Experts warned that hospitals are running "red hot", with some predicting this winter could be "one of the worst the NHS has faced".

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in one week, NHS England said, as it warned of a "tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals".A&Es had their busiest November on record, with doctors seeing 2.31 million patients come through emergency department doors across hospitals in England.Experts warned that hospitals are running "red hot", with some predicting this winter could be "one of the worst the NHS has faced".