And to add to anecdotal evidence such as the above photo, the article below reveals that the NHS in the North West is deliberately withholding data on admissions from the Manchester Evening News. Or at least being told to do so.
https://lockdownsceptics.org/
Why would a public agency or government deliberately refuse to provide admissions data to a bona fide newspaper, or is the MEN now a conspiracy rag?
I saw a table (still trying to find it again) which compared Liverpool’s ICU capacities at this time of the year with 2019. Last year (no pandemic!) they were closer to 100% than now.