borisjohnson prepares to ask mps to support his plan for a month—long national coronavirus lockdown in england. there'll be a commons vote on the move on wednesday. the new restrictions are due to come into force the day after we'll be getting the latest from westminster, where some tory mps say they will vote against the government. also this lunchtime: facing another lockdown — businesses across england say the potential damage is immense. we're nervous, we don't know where it's going to end, and i think that's our biggest problem. his hollywood reputation in tatters: johnny depp loses his libel action against the sun newspaper over an article which labelled him a "wife—beater". the presidential candidates spend the last day of campaigning crisscrossing the key battle ground states. prince william had covid at the same time as his father

and the prime minister, but kept it quiet to avoid alarming the nation. and coming up on bbc news: ole gunnar solskjaer counts the cost of paul pogba's stupid mistake, as manchester united lose to arsenal for the first time at old trafford in 14 years. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is preparing to ask mps to support a new national lockdown in england to last four weeks. in the commons later this afternoon he's expected to warn that covid—19 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic. he will say there is no alternative to the measure which is due to start on thursday and to end

on the 2nd of december. he is expected to stress that he intends to ease restrictions after a month. from thursday, people will be told to stay at home except for specific reasons. pubs, restaurants, gyms and nonessential shops will close. but takeaways will be permitted. and meeting indoors or in private gardens will not be allowed. but you will be able to meet one other person from another household outside in a public place. labour is supporting the move, but have criticised the delay in bringing it in. meanwhile some conservative mps say they'll oppose it. our political correspondent chris mason reports. it was always feared the turning of the seasons, autumn then winter, could see a surge in coronavirus cases. it was that blunt reality that forced the prime minister and his scientific advisers to tell us from downing street at the weekend that another lockdown for england was coming. hello. how things

change. back in the summer, the chancellor was serving up discounts to lure us back to restaurants. now alongside pubs, cafes and other shops regarded as nonessential, he is saying they will have to shut. we have to be humble in the face of nature. we are dealing with a virus that has clearly moved at a pace faster than we had anticipated or feared. it is the last thing that we wa nt to feared. it is the last thing that we want to do, to bring in such restrictive measures. we strove very ha rd to restrictive measures. we strove very hard to avoid being in this situation. those around the prime minister say he sees a moral and medical responsibility to act. in the commons this afternoon, boris johnson will say that the scientific projections he has been shown are all bleak, and the consequences of doing nothing would be grim. but he will face sharp questions from opposite him, from labour and others, but also from behind him. take a listen to this from one of

his most senior backbenchers, talking to the westminster hour on radio four. it is these kind of measures “— radio four. it is these kind of measures —— mac if these kind of measures —— mac if these kind of measures were being taken in any kind of totalitarian country around the world, we would regard it as a removal of fundamental liberties going almost without comment. but addressing the confederation of british industry this morning, the labour leader repeated that the government should have locked england down sooner, and he sought to blame rishi sunak. the chancellor's name is all over this. his decision to block a circuit breaker, to dismiss it as a blunt instrument, and to pretend that you can protect the economy without controlling the virus will now mean that businesses have to close for

longer. attention now turns here, to the house of commons, as mps return from half term to once again weigh up from half term to once again weigh up the most profound issues imaginable. lives, liberties and livelihoods, with no easy answers to be found. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. let's get more from our political correspondent iain watson who's in westminster. there is a vote on wednesday, but is there any question that these new restrictions will be brought in? the new restrictions will be brought in, i think there is no question of that. but nonetheless borisjohnson wrote a book about winston churchill, so he will be well aware of the quote that your opposition sits in front of you and your enemy sits in front of you and your enemy sits behind you. you will be very alive to the fact that many of his conservative colleagues will be at the least restless about the new restrictions being brought in, and some say between now and that vote on wednesday, they want some specific reassurances from the prime minister. they want to be told in advance that this will be the last

lockdown of this severity in england, and the measures won't be extended beyond december the 2nd. one of them said he must tell us he is not going to cave into scientific advisers, they want reassurances he will see things in the round and ta ke will see things in the round and take into account the economic impact. some say that they also want like labour to see over the next month big improvements in the test, track and trace system, and one can senior server —— senior conservative. sir keir starmer is expected to lay it on with a trowel, the fact that he sees this delay is a lack of leadership from the prime minister which he says has cost lives. any rebellion on the conservative side will simply grow if they don't receive these reassu ra nces if they don't receive these reassurances that the lockdown will be over by the beginning of next month, and that christmas will be saved. i think he won't have so much trouble on wednesday, but he might face a bigger rebellion in a month if there is any prospect of these measures going on to the end of the

year or beyond. thank you. iain watson there. with me now is our health correspondent nick triggle. when will we see impact on this action if it starts on thursday? when will we see impact on this action if it starts on thursday7m won't be immediate. because of the incubation period for the virus, it takes people sometime before develop symptoms, and therefore come forward for testing. so it could be one or two we e ks for testing. so it could be one or two weeks before we see infection levels start to come down, but certainly that is the expectation that they will. what we don't know is by how much. i have seen estimates suggesting anywhere between 10% and 75% reduction. much will depend on the public's adherence to the lockdown. as for hospital cases and certainly deaths, it could be the end of november before we begin to see those figures change, and that is because of the length of time it takes for someone who becomes infected to become seriously ill. so we should expect to see mounting pressures on hospitals in the coming weeks. there

are currently just over 9000 patients in hospital with covid in england. on current trajectories, that number could double in the next two weeks, which would take us over the peak seen in the spring, and one of the problems for the nhs that is that these pressures are not evenly distributed. the north west has had nearly a third of cases. so in terms of the ability of the health service to cope, much will depend on where these new cases come. nick, thank you very much indeed. the business secretary has been defending the government's decision to bring in a second lockdown to industry leaders at the cbi conference. there was criticism from cbi boss dame caroline fairburn — who said companies couldn't be expected to act when they learned of government policy through a series of lea ks and speculation. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. across the country, struggling businesses are being forced to shut up businesses are being forced to shut up shop once again. the government had wanted to avoid another national lockdown in england by relying on

local restrictions. but now the strategy‘s changed. local restrictions. but now the strategy's changed. now for something a little more extreme... and for this gym which offers classes for children and parents, it is another blow. it is a complicated problem, and there is no easy solution, but has a small business owner, we face this before, we will face it again, we are adaptable. we are nervous, we don't know where it is going to end, and that is our biggest problem. speaking to industry leaders at the annual conference today, the business secretary tried to explain why the government had to act. in the face of the evidence, you have to act, and of course it is regrettable that we are having to take this particular action, but this is about safeguarding the nhs and ultimately making sure that we can come out of this the other side. to the chancellor has already said he will extend the furlough scheme under

which the government will pay up to 80% of the wages of employees who aren't able to work. the new lockdown in england comes as wales is preparing to end its own two—week firebreak in early november. and the government will come under intense pressure to ensure this is the last time the entire country has to put the brakes on the economy because of covid. theo leggett, bbc news. scotland's new tier system came into effect today — the country split into five tiers, from zero to four. each of its 32 local authorities has initially been graded between levels one and three, with people in tier 3 being told to make only essential journeys outside their area. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. it's all change in scotland. the government here shaking up the restrictions to curb the spread of covid. this cocktail bar in hamilton had switched to delivering food and drink. they can now welcome customers back,

but they won't be allowed to serve them booze. we could open as a cafe but it would be a real struggle for us because pretty half of our gross that we make is from our drinks. and it's basically, that's completely obliterating half the business for us. as well as that, there's lot of established cafes around here, about eight around the vicinity who have been doing this for a long, long time and have a loyal customer base. more than 3 million people in scotland will be living under the level three restrictions, that now includes a requirement for senior pupils in secondary school and their teachers to wear face coverings in class. people in these areas are also being asked not to travel outside their council area. the first minister said she can't rule out a similar move to england's here. the decision we have to weigh up in the coming days as this one. should we take

advantage of the business support to steph on the virus harder now? or should we open a bit more breathing space over the christmas period? this bar in shetland, where the restrictions are being eased, supports the scottish government's cautious approach. some parts of the country have questioned where they have been placed in the new system. i don't think anybody should open up straightaway. it needs to be a work in development. open up at tear numberone, and see in development. open up at tear number one, and see how it goes. we need to take it slowly or we will go back to square one, and i don't think anybody wants that. and for all in scotland, this warning from nicola sturgeon. don't travel to england unless it's absolutely essential. lorna gordon, bbc news. wales's first minister, mark drakeford, has set out how he proposes to come out of the country's firebreak lockdown which ends in a week.

our wales correspondent tomos morgan is in cardiff. what has he been saying, tomos? he will say that on the 9th of november, just four days after england begins its lockdown, the firebreak will end in wales. what will happen then will be a gradual easing of restrictions, when a few things will happen straightaway. two households will be able to bubble, and that will be the same both inside and outdoors. 15 people can meet up in a group activity inside. 30 people outside. gyms, restau ra nts, 30 people outside. gyms, restaurants, bars and cafes will be open, but regarding the hospitality sector, first minister mark dra keford sector, first minister mark drakeford said sector, first minister mark dra keford said that sector, first minister mark drakeford said that they would be continue discussions this afternoon on how that sector will operate now that the lockdown will be in effect in england from thursday. they don't wa nt to in england from thursday. they don't want to see people coming between the two nations on the border. travel will be prohibited outside of wales, but people can holiday within wales, but people can holiday within wales, and talking about england, now that that lockdown is in place, mark drakeford said that they would

bea ban mark drakeford said that they would be a ban now between people travelling between the two neighbouring countries. it is really important that as we open up, wales doesn't become an escape for people seeking to circumvent the new tighter restrictions imposed by the prime minister. there will be no travel restrictions inside wales, but during the month long lockdown in england, travel will not be permitted outside wales without a reasonable excuse. there will be a few exceptions for people travelling between wales and england. that will between wales and england. that will be for work purposes or for care purposes, but other than that, there will be no exceptions. the firebreak here ending a week today on the 9th of november. tomos, thank you very much. one of the key differences between this second lockdown and the first is that schools

in england will remain open. but there are questions already about how sustainable that is, with calls from unions and politicians for schools and colleges to close to help control transmission. frankie mccamley reports. back from an extended half term break, secondary school pupils in northern ireland are facing tougher restrictions and are being urged to carry face masks at all times. i'm actually excited to see my friends again, getting to chat with them, so mostly seeing friends a lot, so i'm not worried at all about coming back here today. but for those preparing for gcse is, it has been tough. during the pandemic we had to do our work alone in the classroom, and that teachers can't speak to you, you have to do it all yourself and look things up. schools across england have struggled to stay open. some have been forced to partially or fully close as a staff and stu d e nts or fully close as a staff and students at self—isolate. it is pupils in the north west to have been hit hardest, which has led to

questions about the fairness of exams next year. it is secondary schools that have the fastest rising rate among all age groups, closely followed by sixth forms, colleges and young adults. this data has led to calls for schools in england to close altogether. my fear is that if we just continue as we are, the lockdown conditions aren't strict enough, covid will spread and we will be in a position where we have to have a longer and more severe lockdown later on in the year, perhaps even over christmas. others believe flexible learning and more support is the answer. secondary schools could move to a rotor, so possibly having half of their pupils in fora possibly having half of their pupils in for a fortnight and then those pupils working from home and having the other half in for the next fortnight. that is something that we think the government should be seriously looking at here. in scotland, older pupils will have to wear masks in class, while schools in wales are open to some pupils following the two—week

firebreak. we got as far as weak four so firebreak. we got as far as weak fourso far... firebreak. we got as far as weak four so far... the uk may be united in tackling the virus, but this second lockdown has highlighted how divided opinions on how to do this really are. frankie mccamley, bbc news. sources at kensington palace have confirmed that prince william was unwell with covid—i9 earlier this year. the duke of cambridge had the virus around the same time that his father prince charles was self—isolating but it wasn't made public. the prince is said to have experienced some breathing difficulties before making a full recovery. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. william on television last night, presenting a pride of britain award and talking about coronavirus. you had it in the family as well? yes, my father had it very early on. but there was one detail william omitted. it has emerged that he too was infected with the virus early in the pandemic, no mention of that last night. instead, praise for the nhs.

the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has reminded us as a nation of how much we owe to the thousands of nhs workers who have gone far beyond the call of duty this year. rewind to the 9th of march, the commonwealth day service at westminster abbey, the last time all the senior members of the royal family were seen together in public. there was close attention on harry and meghan, who were about to step back from royal duties. few at that stage had any inkling of what was about to happen. butjust two weeks later, the prime minister broadcast his stark instruction to the nation, the first lockdown had begun. from this evening, i must give the british people are very simple instruction. you must stay at home. two days after that, clarence house announced that the prince of wales had tested positive for the virus. he was in isolation at his home on the balmoral estate. and at roughly the same time, it now appears that william too was showing

symptoms at his home, anmer hall, in norfolk. according to the sun newspaper, william insisted that his diagnosis should remain private. by then, the prime minister had contracted the virus. it's said william was determined not to add to national concerns. i'm catherine and this is william next to me. kensington palace has refused to confirm any details. what we do know is that within a few weeks, william he began a busy programme with his wife of video contact. they praised people for their resilience, without giving any hint of his own brush with the virus. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: borisjohnson prepares to ask mps to support his plan for a month—long national coronavirus lockdown in england. and coming up... how do people living in areas with low levels of covid infections feel about the lockdown?

coming up on bbc news: coronavirus continues to disrupt the super league. two more matches are cancelled, with the castleford tigers involved again, following another four positive tests for covid—19, leaving the rest of the regular season in further doubt. he is one of the most famous actors in the world. but now, johnny depp's reputation is in tatters after he lost his libel action agains the sun. the high courtjudge ruled that the newspaper's claim in 2018 that he had assaulted his ex—wife amber heard was substantially true. our arts correspondent david sillito has been following the case. one time, um, johnny was hitting me. and he was hitting me... . . ha rd and repeatedly. camera shutter clicks. the heart of this is a single word. johnny depp, one of the most successful actors in the world, was accused of being a "wife—beater" — a man who assaulted his wife

on more than 14 occasions, who left her fearing for her life. amber heard had photographs. she also had video. bleeping. what happened ? butjohnny depp said it was all a hoax. in the years that followed, she became an activist for women's rights, and wrote about enduring domestic violence. and when the sun questioned johnny depp's casting in the fantastic beasts movie, the star made a decision — he would go to court. i grew up in texas, riding horses... one of the allegations centred on this appearance onjames corden's talk show. amber heard said, beneath her make up, herface was bruised and bleeding. johnny depp said it was all a hoax. thejudge disagreed. i think that his reputation is destroyed. i didn't think this was a case that needed to be brought. i think it was ill—advised and certainly was unhelpful. and, of course, now the only

way out for him will be a complete rehabilitation. you have given me so much strength... and remember, this wasn't amber heard's case. it was actually an argument betweenjohnny depp and the sun newspaper. but it was her allegations that were being tested and, for many, this is about more than just a battle over a newspaper article. the main issue, for me, was that i thought it would prevent victims from coming forward, so to have this result, particularly now, just as we are about to go into another into another lockdown, i think sends a clears message to victims that if you do come forward, you will be believed. and, for me, that's the most important thing. johnny depp's lawyers have described thejudgment as perverse and bewildering. he had hoped to restore his reputation. this judgment has torn it apart. david sillito, bbc news.

donald trump and joe biden are hitting the key battle ground states ahead of tomorrow's presidential election. mr trump will hold his final rally in michigan while his democratic rival will again focus his energies on pennsylvania. the scale of early voting has been unprecedented with more than 93 million americans having cast their ballots already, setting the country on course for its highest turnout than 93 million americans having cast their ballots already. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from florida. this is the most important election of our lifetime. it is crunch time. president trump and joe biden have been making a push in the midwestern states and if those swing states are crucial, then florida is critical. music plays. donald trump needs more than their love. he needs their votes. to become president it requires 270 points from the electoral college system and florida has 29 upforgrabs. without this state, mr trump's path

back to the white house looks near impossible. more than eight million residents here have already voted. this is the last day of in—person early voting here in florida and at this polling station there are donald trump supporters on one side and joe biden supporters on the other, with no—one meeting in the middle. and that sums up what it is like to be in a swing state. people love the guy because they think he is like us, a regular person and not a politician. he is a liar, he is a liar. he wants his ego, power, that is it. he does not care about the communities. and some say donald trump is trying to portray his rival, joe biden, in a way that plays on the fears of many latino voters. the trump administration needs something to grab onto because their record is terrible. so one of the biggest ways to scare cubans and venezuelans is by fear mongering them into talking about communism and socialism. my entire family is voting for donald trump. my entire family.

i am one of the few people in my family who is not voting for trump, who is voting forjoe biden. florida has been problematic in delivering election results. but officials tell us they are ready this time. if that is true, then on election night florida will give us an early sense of which man is on track to become the next president. nomia iqbal, bbc news, florida. let's get more now from our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. i was going to say not long to go, but i could be wrong? yeah, you could be wrong. i think there is a lot of likelihood this time around there will be significant numbers of legal challenges. we know that something like 94.5 million people have already voted, almost 60 million of those have voted by mail. some states will count those votes

as they come in, like florida we we re as they come in, like florida we were staying there. they count the votes as they receive them, but some states don't do that. they don't open those envelopes until after the polls have closed. and that will slow things down in a lot of these battle ground states in particular and it will make it quite hard i think four people on the night to call it one way or the other. now, the president has suggested that he thinks the result should happen on the night. it has never really been a total kind of vote count on the night and these things are done in state—by—state, so it is not unusual for voting and counting to take longer but i think the prospect of legal challenges could make this a multi—day event rather than a multi—hour event. multi—day event rather than a multi-hour event. gary, thank you very much. you can join us tomorrow night from ii.30pm for our us election special results programme on bbc one and the bbc news channel and you can follow all the expert analysis online as the results come in at bbc.co.uk/news

and on the bbc news app. however long it takes. let's return now to our main story, and the new lockdown for england. how does it feel to face another "stay home" instruction in an area of england where the instances of the virus have been relatively low? the fairness of that was part of the reason the government had resisted a national lockdown. our correspondent duncan kennedy has been speaking to people in winchester in hampshire. it's home to 125,000 people. and is one more place that has endured covid. so when you ask people in winchester what they think of this week's new lockdown, the first thing you hear is resigned weariness. boring, boring. to go through it again? boring, yeah. but places like winchester in the south of england haven't seen the kinds of covid numbers areas in the north have experienced. here in winchester, the figure is running at about 135 cases per 100,000 people.

but compare that to a town in the north of similar size, say, preston, and there, the figure is more like 464 cases per 100,000 people. and that's why many here, it's hard tojudge numbers, think an england—wide lockdown isn't right. i still think it's a bit unfair on the south, when the cases down here are quite low in comparison the north. low in comparison with the north. so the tiered system would have probably worked out better. yeah, i totally agree. i think in the south, we are coping, it seems, anyway, people are sensible. but up in the north, obviously, it doesn't seem to be going as well. in the shops and businesses here, the views are more mixed. adrienne henry runs a hat making shop and store and believes that it comes to lockdowns, the south is different. to lock down the whole country, i don't know that it's a good idea. if the numbers were very high here, then, yes, i agree that we should be locked down. but as a whole country, i don't know.

but her neighbour, susan woodman, isn't so sure. so, you know, we can do it for a month. if it's going to mean that we make a considerable dramatic improvement to the situation. all in it together? yeah, absolutely. from thursday, we're all on the lockdown again. nowhere wants to be locked down. and although covid's footprint does vary widely across the country, it's a collective response that will once again be the nation's new direction of travel. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. we've been getting lots of questions about how this lockdown will be different from the last one and what you can and can't do. here to try to give some clarity is our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. first question, what are the differences from the lockdown in march? schools and universities will remain open, that's a significant difference. but there are some other differences. this time you will be

able to meet one person outside your bubble in an outdoor space and you will be able to take children under school age. playgrounds will remain open. while we are being asked not to leave our local area, so no holidays in the uk or abroad, no overnight stays on second homes, people can do overnight stays for work reasons. workmen in the home and remembrance ceremonies? perhaps the key outstanding questions are regarding visiting people in care homes. cleaners and workmen will be allowed in your home but the government is yet to be clear whether that includes nonessential work, such as getting decorating done. there has been no detailed guidance yet on local remembrance services, but it seems likely they will only be allowed to go ahead in very limited forms. what about recreational