Well have more detail on the new restrictions that start in england on thursday. Also tonight. On the eve of one the most divisive us elections ever, donald trump and joe biden travel hundreds of miles, making their final pitches to voters. And the actorjohnny depp loses his libel case against the Sun Newspaper over an article that called him a wife beater. And coming up on bbc news. As england heads into a second lockdown, we will have the details of what that means for grass roots sports all around the country. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister has been defending his decision to impose a month long lockdown on england, saying without one hospitals could find themselves in a situation where they were having to turn away the sick because they were too full. Boris johnson was speaking in the commons ahead of a vote on wednesday on the restrictions. He said the lockdown would be lifted on december 2nd, and apologised to businesses who were just getting back on their feet. But he said now was the time to prevent a medical and moral disaster. Liverpool has the highest number of Covid Patients in hospital in the uk currently more than 46. Currently more than 460. Thats one in three of their patients. Our medical editor fergus walsh has been given rare access to the doctors and the sick to find out how they are coping. This is what happens when a city loses its grip on coronavirus. Ive never experienced pressure thats been even remotely like this. Im 58 now and im looking after patientd my age, after patients my age, or even younger than me. The nhs risks failing the patients its there to serve. It is very depressing, if youre out there, if you need a new hip, if youre in pain, you cant walk, we cant help you right now. The covid intensive care unit at the Royal Liverpool hospital is at full stretch. Shes not synchronising. Medical teams work non step to help patients struggling for breath. Like douglas, who is 73, a former bus driver and crane operator. I was doing 0k, and then i suddenly went down hill. The sealed plastic hood he is wearing enables oxygen to flow into his lungs under pressure. Its a bit claustrophobic but its doing the job. Thats all that matters to me. He takes a dim view of those who down play the seriousness of coronavirus. All these people that go round saying its a hoax, and, you know, itsjust like a bit of a bad cold and whatnot and everything, they need to get their heads straight, because i have never ever ever been so ill in all my born days. This is an absolute crippler. Staff sickness levels are three times normal. Critical care now depends on nurses redeployed from theatres. And on others, like marie, who have come out of retirement. A lot of the nhs is working on good will, and unfortunately people are starting to get tired and exhausted now, so i dont know how much longer good will on its own is going to run us. Along the corridor another intensive care unit, this reserved for non Covid Patients. Its full. Im going to be struggling to look after patients who need intensive care who do not have coronavirus. In the past week, around 10 critically ill patients have had to be transferred between hospitals in the region, in the search for a bed. Were hanging by a thread. Its quite tight, each time a new patient comes into the emergency department, we have to reshuffle, we all feel that pressure 21w. This is winter plus plus plus. People are right to say these are pressures that occur every winter, but this time its just a lot worse. The trust isnt helped by its ageing buildings. A new hospital was meant to open three years ago to replace the royal, and is still not finished. Its other big hospital, aintree university, serves the north of the city. In both, nearly all non urgent surgery has been cancelled. The staff are needed in critical care. Normally at this time of day, all of these operating theatres would be busy, and there would be a patient on this operating table having an operation. Last month, nine urgent cancer operations had to be postponed, some at the last minute, because there were no intensive care beds available. Of course its devastating for the patient themselves, if theyve come into hospital expecting to have a potentially life saving cancer operation, and the morning of the operation they are told the operation cant go ahead, and thats devastating for the patient and for the staff looking after the patient. Those cancellations are the exception. Most cancer care is continuing as normal, much of it at this new centre behind the royal. David has lung cancer. This is his first round of chemotherapy. None of his treatment has been affected by coronavirus. Just been very fast, and all my appointments, none cancelled, everythings gone to plan. And there has been progress with covid i9. The chances of surviving have improved, ventilators are used more sparingly. There are some proven drug treatments. But sometimes its hard to focus on the positives, when the patients just keep coming. What we have seen here in liverpool should serve as a wanting to other cities, other communities, across the uk. But unless we keep coronavirus in check, then the nhs will come under extreme pressure. The Prime Minister says a lockdown in england is needed to prevent a medical and moral disaster. And those on the front line are pleading with the public to follow the rules. The message is if you dont listen to us, if you dont adhere to those restriction, you will harm your friends, you will harm your family, your neighbours and you might even harm yourself. The nhs is about people, its staff and the patients it serves. It is a cradle to grave service, for the beginning and end of life. For people like harry king, and his wife and carer diane. Hello, sweetie. You look nice and comfy, dont you . Harry is 75. He has late stage alzheimers disease and covid i9. One cruel condition compounded by another. Everybody loves harry king, dont they . Yeah. Diane brings in old photos, harry in his 20s in the army. Memories of a happy life. Thats right, the army, thats right. Hes been a fantastic husband, dad, grandad. Its hard. Very hard. Been married nearly 50 years injanuary. But weve done a lot of things that weve enjoyed. I think the virus has done it to him, because his alzheimers was not this bad when he came in. He keeps asking can he go home, but we cant because of the oxygen. Michaels coming to see you soon, isnt he. The couples two grown up children have been to hospital, to say a final farewell to their dad. Lovely, arent you. 0ne family among the many thousands who face loss and grief in this time of coronavirus. And our medical editor fergus walsh is here. Hard to watch and terrible to see hospitals under such pressure again, but how different is the situation there now, to what you witnessed at there now, to what you witnessed at the peak, earlier in the year . Well across the uk, sophie, there are roughly half the number of Covid Patients in hospital compared to the peak and roughly a third of the number of patients on ventilators, but that doesnt tell the full story, in the first wave, intensive ca re story, in the first wave, intensive care units were dealing almost exclusively with covid patient, other people with Serious Health problems simply stayed away, that is not the case now, we have all the usual demands on the health service, plus covid, and we are going into winter, not coming out of it. Liverpool is by far the worst affected city. 0ther liverpool is by far the worst affected city. Other hospitals are not postponing urgent cancer surgery. Not postponing urgent cancer surgery. The government has said u nless we surgery. The government has said unless we go into lockdown, medical staff all over england will have to make hard choices, about who to treat. That is already happening in liverpool. Fergus walsh, thank you. The National Lockdown across england begins on thursday morning and will last four weeks. As before, you must stay at home except for specific reasons work which cannot be done from home, childcare or education, shopping for essentials, outdoor exercise, medical reasons and providing care or volunteering. You cant mix with other households in homes or private gardens, but you can meet one other person from another household in a public space. And crucially, Pre School Children dont count, so you can take them too. Pubs and restaurants must close, takeaways are allowed but alcohol cant be served. Nonessential shops, gyms, pools, beauty salons and hairdressers also must close. In the commons, the Prime Minister said he bitterly regretted the anguish the restrictions would cause, but said he was left with no alternative. 0ur Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg has more. Three days until the locks returned. Time for discussion. But the decision isnt really in doubt. After weeks of resistance the Prime Minister moved to back a shut down. Prime minister. But this afternoon he had to explain to parliament why the change of heart. Heart. Just as first time round his reason, stopping the nhs from collapse. Let me spell out the medical and moral disaster we face. The sick would be turned away because there was no room. Doctors and nurses could be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die. Yet only a fortnight ago he mocked the idea, standing in the same place at the despatch box that are, the Prime Minister reluctantly accepting the case for tighter limits think restrictions are time limited. After four weeks, limits think restrictions are time limited. Afterfour weeks, on wednesday second december, they will expire. But i cannot pretend that the way ahead is easy, or without painful choices for us all. Remember, schools will stay open, and other parts of the uk are following different rule, this isnt exactly the same as the spring. Leader of the opposition sir keir starmer. The charge the government has been too slow is familiar. At every statement the Prime Minister has been too slow. Slow. Behind the curve. At every stage he has pushed away challenge, ignored advice, and put what he hoped would happen ahead of what is happening. At every stage he has overpromised and underdelivered. The lockdown comes with all kinds of heavy costs though, nicholas was made redundant first time round. Just yesterday, he started his own business. Obviously going into lockdown now, i can still continue to work, but it is going to make it hard. But karen who hopes to form a bubble with her children is frustrated. I think it is absolutely totally nuts and wrong, to do any lockdown. Polling suggest most of the public like joe lockdown. Polling suggest most of the public likejoe backed the plan however reluctantly. They have to do it. We have to have a break. Try and get things under control again. But the financial pain will be acute. Somehow thousands an thousands of jobs have already gone, the government is racking up billions of borrowing to keep the economy afloat, extending the furlough and extending support for the self employed. But fear is great economic damage is unavoidable. Batteries run down in so many businesses, in retail, in hospitality, our aviation sector absolutely on its knees. Backin absolutely on its knees. Back in parliament, the Prime Minister doesnt have to worry about losing the vote that will make lockdown official, but he hasnt won the argument on his backbenches. How many collapsed businesses and how many collapsed businesses and how manyjob many collapsed businesses and how many job losses he many collapsed businesses and how manyjob losses he and his government believe are a price worth paying . As we drift further into an authoritarian coercive state, the only Legal Mechanism, the only Legal Mechanism left open to me is to vote against that legislation. Can the Prime Minister demonstrate to me that the damage that will be caused to east sussex by locking down, on the economy, liberty on live, livelihoods would be a lot worse we re we livelihoods would be a lot worse were we to do nothing . Doing nothing was the Prime Minister finally concluded not an option. Whether there this something is the right thing is a different question tonight. And the government hopes the way out of this four week lockdown will be a dramatic acceleration in mass testing and i think we will hear more about that in the coming day, but you know it was clear today that plenty of mps on the Prime Ministers own side are angry that he has taken this step and about how it has been handled. 0n the opposite side he has Opposition Mps frustrated it has taken this long to ghetto this position. The question isa ghetto this position. The question is a sense the government is pleasing no one with how this is all being handled but unless something very strange happens between now and wednesday, there is very little chance that the government will actually lose the vote on bringing in this lockdown so on course at midnight on wednesday, englands doors again are set to close. Well, you can find plenty more detail about englands new lockdown and what it will mean for you on the your questions answered page on the bbc news website. Thats at bbc. Co. Uk news. The latest government figures show theres been a drop in new coronavirus infections. 18,950 were recorded in the latest 24 hour period. That means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 22,739. 1,395 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last thursday. And 136 deaths were reported thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. It means on average, in the past week 265 deaths were announced every day. It takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 46,853. A new five level system of coronavirus restrictions has come into effect in scotland. No part of scotland has been placed in the highest tier, but the central belt, including glasgow and edinburgh will be in level three of the new system with pubs and restaurants closing at 6pm, and no alcohol sold. The highlands and many island communities are among those will be in level one, with more relaxed rules. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has the details. The wok is hot for the first time in weeks. This glasgow restaurant reopened today, as even under level three restrictions, they can serve food before 6, but no alcohol. On balance i think i would rather be open than closed. We make most of our revenue in the evenings, and a significant proportion of it from drinks sales. So to be open until 6pm with no drinks sales is still going to be a struggle. They probably wont turn a profit, but want to try to save jobs. Unsure exactly what support scottish businesses will get from the government in future. As the furlough scheme has now been extended through november across the whole of the uk, the big question here is what happens if scotland goes into a tighter lockdown at a later date . Will the chancellor pay for scottish workers to be furloughed then . Nicola sturgeon says it is a dilemma. Should she lock down scotland now, just because treasury funding is currently available . If we know that furlough is available without limit of time, we might still ultimately have to act. But we could give ourselves a bit more time to assess the situation and so not take decisions to quickly that will involve more restrictions on people before weve had the opportunity to assess the current situation. In the last hour the Prime Minister appeared to tell the scottish tory leader that furlough funds would be available to scotland as and when they need it. Of course it is available to them and that applies not just now but available to them and that applies notjust now but in the future as well. In paisley, volunteers are trying to spread a little happiness. It cheers somebody up, you know, brings a smile to somebodys face. Its been over six weeks since people could visit each others homes in scotland. Instead, house plants are being delivered to the elderly, who fear another knockdown. It would be dreadful, wouldnt it . Different rules for different countries, but the leaders of all four uk nations say they will Work Together to try and find a joint approach to christmas. Sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. In wales, the two week fire break lockdown will be lifted next monday. Many restrictions will be eased again, and two households will be allowed to form a bubble and mix together. But travel across the border to england wont be allowed without a reasonable excuse. 0ur wales correspondent Hywel Griffith joins us from cardiff. As england shuts down, wales opens 7 as england shuts down, wales opens up . Absolutely, the Welsh Government says there is no reason to alter its plan just because the decision in downing street was taken not to lockdown england. So gems, cabbies and lockdown england. So gems, cabbies a nd restau ra nts lockdown england. So gems, cabbies and restaurants can welcome back customers although it is not clear under what restrictions. What is clear is that when wales unlocks it will not go back to a system of local lockdown is, these are commit national measures. People will be free to travel around wales but will not be able to leave for international travel, holidays or Even International travel, holidays or eve n over international travel, holidays or even over the border into england without a reasonable excuse. Likewise no one allowed into wales without reasonable excuse so no pppin9 without reasonable excuse so no popping over the borderfor a point when pubs here open again. Its set to be one of the most extraordinary us president ial elections in history. Donald trump and joe biden are making last ditch attempts today to woo undecided voters. But more than 93 million americans have already cast their ballots in early voting an precedented number. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports on the final day of campaigning. Americans pandemic president is fighting for his political life, holding rallies that flout the rules of social distancing, drawing crowds of largely maskless supporters, who he believes will make a mockery of the polls. In florida they chanted fire fauci a taunt directed at anthony fauci, americas top coronavirus expert. Dont tell anybody, but let me wait till a little bit after the election. The Biden Campaign has tried to make the road to the white house as safe a journey as possible. Holding drive in rallies where mask wearing is compulsory. Whether or not you observe the Covid Protocols has become a marker of your politics. This has been such a surreal president ial election. One in which the method of campaigning has actually become a Campaign Issue in itself. Biden events are nowhere near as crowded as the rallies for trump. But that is precisely the point. Joe biden is the candidate of a very different america. Hello, philadelphia he has tried to turn this into the coronavirus election. A referendum on Donald Trumps mishandling of a viral onslaught that has killed more than 230,000 americans. To beat the virus, weve first got to beat donald trump he is the virus but its not just the health of america he is seeking to rehabilitate. He says he is trying to save its soul. We choose hope over fear we choose unity over division we choose science over fiction and yes, we choose truth over lies covid, covid, covid, covid rarely in us history have two president ial candidates been so politically distanced. Seeking to become the leader of a disunited country, polarised even further by this pandemic. Nick bryant, bbc news, philadelphia. Well our north american editorjon sopel is in scranton, pennsylvania for us. Just hours to go now but so many people have already cast their votes we have a fascinating situation, donald trump is hurtling around the country, he started in miami, north carolina, and he is coming to pennsylvania and then off to wisconsin, back to mitch again and then back to washington. 2500 miles by the end of the day. And the chump campaign belief if you get thousands of people turning up at these rallies, there is a risk that it might lead to an uptick in coronavirus cases, but if it motivates more people to go out and vote and that these people encourage their friends to vote and that these people encourage theirfriends to go vote and that these people encourage their friends to go and vote, then donald trump might be able to defy the polls just as he did donald trump might be able to defy the pollsjust as he did in 2016. The polls are against him at the moment, but theyre not so darn that he thinks he is out. There is still in his mind everything to play for. The hollywood actorjohnny depp has lost his libel case with the Sun Newspaper which labelled him a wife beater during his marriage to amber heard. The judge ruled an article which made the allegation published two years ago was substa ntially true. During the High Court Case ms heard said the star hit her on 14 separate occasions, before they divorced. 0ur arts correspondent David Sillito reports. 0ne timejohnny was hitting me, and he was hitting me hard and repeatedly. 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 accused of assaulting his wife on more than 14 occasions, who left her fearing for her life. Amber heard had photographs. She also had video. Bleep. This judgment on the sun article could hardly be clearer. After 14 allegations, thejudge said 12 had been proved. He said amber heard was no golddigger, that there was no hoax. This case was prompted by questions over his casting in the fantastic beasts franchise. Johnny depp hoped he could restore his reputation. Justice forjohnny each day at court, he arrived surrounded by fans, convinced that he was the victim. His gambit has failed. His reputation is destroyed. I didnt think this was a case that needed to be brought. I think it was ill advised and certainly unhelpful. You have given me so certainly unhelpful. You have given me so much strength. And for amber heard, who has in recent years taken on a public role speaking at about domestic violence, this is a judgment that goes beyond hollywood. Thank you. To have this result, particularly now just as we are about to go into another lockdown, i think sends a clear i think sends a clear message to victims that actually, do come forward you will be believed. And for me, thats the most important thing. Johnny depps lawyers have described thejudgment as perverse and bewildering. He had helped to restore his reputation. This judgment has torn it apart. David sillito, bbc news. The Public Inquiry into undercover policing got under way today, five years after it was ordered by the then home secretary theresa may. It will investigate the activities of covert groups of Police Officers who infiltrated various protest and political groups for more than 40 years. Some officers took the names of dead children to hide their identities. Others had sexual relationships with campaigners. Among those spied on were trade Union Members particularly in the Construction Industry and the Justice Campaign for the murdered teenager stephen lawrence. Theres a huge variation in the number of coronavirus cases across communities in different parts of england. The south west has seen the lowest number of cases per head of population for the entire pandemic, and currently cornwall has one of the lowest rates in england at 46 cases per 100,000 people. Jon kay has been to par to gauge reaction to this weeks impending lockdown. Cornwall likes to be different. But now it faces the same lockdown as the west of england. Even though cases here have fallen slightly in the last week. It is unfair. I think it should be by county, by cases. If you are in an area like cornwall, and you are doing your bit and the rating is low, i dont feel you should be lockdown like everything else. The pensioners in this Walking Group now face another month at home. They dont know a Single Person who has had coronavirus. Living here now, does covid feel real . No. It feels like it is happening in another country. They told me they worry about the impact of another lockdown. And they dont want to be restrained. I live on my own. Im normally a half full person, and i suddenly felt a half empty person. But this county only has one a e department and sally agrees with the lockdown, if it protects the nhs. We have got very little infrastructure for a big outbreak of covid. It would overwhelm them totally. Weve got 48 hours to time shift all this now. Phils pub will have to close, again. He spent thousands making his business covid safe. And none of his customers has become ill. So another lockdown is hard to stomach. Very disappointed. And worried for the future. Weve been down this road once already. Itjust makes you wonder, you know, what we are going to achieve if we do this again. Of course there are still outbreaks here. But with no deaths in the last week, this county thought it might escape another lockdown. Nowhere is immune. Jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. A three Year Old Girl has been rescued alive from a collapsed Apartment Building in the turkish city of izmir, following fridays earthquake which has killed at least 91 people. After nearly three days under the rubble, rescuers thought Elif Perincek was dead but the little girl reached out and grabbed the thumb of one of her rescuers. She has had an extraordinary escape and is now being treated in hospital. Her mother and twin sister also survived. Time for a look at the weather, heres helen willetts. Still just over a stilljust over a dozen flood warnings in england and wales following the Stormy Weather at the weekend and those reckless showers today which are still going. And it is windy especially because england and wales. The drying up as a