The UK faces a "medical and moral disaster" unless tough action is taken now to stop the spread of coronavirus, the prime minister has warned.
Boris Johnson told MPs there was "no alternative" but to introduce a national lockdown in England - which is due to come into force on Thursday.
He outlined the planned measures ahead of a Commons vote on Wednesday.
Labour's leader accused the PM of a "catastrophic failure of leadership" over No 10's handling of the pandemic.
Sir Keir Starmer criticised the government's "inaction" and said it meant "the lockdown will be harder, longer and more damaging than it needed to be".
The Labour leader previously called for a short lockdown or circuit-breaker in England back in October.
He confirmed his party would support the government in Wednesday's vote, but called for the four-week period to be used to "fix the broken track and trace system and give control to local authorities".
On Saturday, the prime minister announced pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and places of worship would be closed.
Outlining the measures and further support for businesses and jobs, Mr Johnson told MPs that as well as extending the furlough scheme, the government will double its support from 40% to 80% of trading profits for the self-employed from next month.
In his Commons statement, Mr Johnson said there was "no alternative" but to introduce national restrictions in light of the latest coronavirus data.
He said: "Faced with these latest figures, there is no alternative but to take further action at a national level."
On Monday, the UK recorded 18,950 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 136 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
The prime minister insisted it was "right to try every possible option" before imposing a nationwide lockdown, and rejected criticism that the UK had been slower to act than other countries in Europe.
What are the new restrictions in England?
People will be told to stay at home except for specific reasons
These include work which cannot be done from home, childcare or education, exercise outdoors, medical reasons, essential shopping, providing care for vulnerable people or for volunteering, and visiting members of your support bubble
Meeting indoors or in private gardens will not be allowed, but individuals can meet one other person from another household outside in a public place. Children under school age and those dependent on round-the-clock care who are with their parents do not count towards the two-person limit
Non-essential retail will close, but can remain open for click-and-collect delivery
Pubs, bars, restaurants will have to close, but can still provide takeaway and delivery, excluding takeaway of alcohol
Indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, such as gyms and swimming pools, will also close, along with entertainment venues and personal care facilities such as beauty salons
Places of worship will close, unless they are being used for funerals, to broadcast acts of worship, individual prayer, formal childcare, or essential services such as blood donation or food banks
Construction sites and manufacturing workplaces can remain open
Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies will not be able to take place except in exceptional circumstances, and funerals will be limited to a maximum of 30 people
Children will still be able to move between homes if their parents are separated
Clinically vulnerable people will be asked to be "especially careful" but people will not be asked to resume shielding
Overnight stays, staying in a second home, and holidays will not be allowed - including in the UK and abroad - although there are exceptions, such as work trips
People will be told to avoid all non-essential travel by private or public transport
Mr Johnson warned of the "medical and moral disaster" the nation faces if the NHS was allowed to be "overwhelmed".
He said: "Doctors and nurses could be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die", posing what he called an "existential threat" to the health service.
"If we fail to get coronavirus under control, it is the sheer weight of demand from Covid patients that would deprive others of the care they need.
"Cancer treatment, heart surgery, other life-saving procedures, all this could be put at risk if we do not get the virus under control."
Mr Johnson faces a rebellion from several senior Tory MPs, including Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbenchers, when they vote on the measures on Wednesday.
Mr Johnson says the planned restrictions will end on 2 December and MPs will be given a vote on what should replace the new lockdown regulations when they expire at 00:01 GMT on 2 December.
On Sunday, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the lockdown could be extended if it took longer to bring the transmission rate of the virus down.
The PM said he was optimistic that technological advances would help "defeat this virus by the spring".
He said the government was planning a "steady but massive expansion in the deployment of quick, turnaround tests" with the Army poised to help roll them out.
Mr Johnson hailed advances in medicine including "virtually instant" Covid-19 tests and said there is a "real prospect" of a vaccine in the first quarter of next year.
He adds: "I believe that these technical developments taken together will enable us to defeat the virus by the spring as humanity has defeated every other infectious disease and I am not alone is this optimism."
Responding to the PM's statement, Sir Keir said Mr Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak had "failed to learn" lessons from the first wave of the pandemic.
He told MPs: "The central lesson from the first wave of this virus was that if you don't act early and decisively the cost will be far worse, more people will lose their jobs, more businesses will be forced to close and tragically more people will lose their loved ones.
He added that Sage - the government's committee of scientific advisers - recommended an urgent two to three-week circuit break on 21 September.
"For 40 days the prime minister ignored that advice," he says, and the resulting lockdown was "longer and deeper".
"At every stage the prime minister has been too slow, behind the curve.
"At every stage he's pushed away challenge, ignored advice and put what he hoped would happen ahead of what is happening."
Schools in Northern Ireland have reopened after an extended half-term break, while other restrictions including the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants continue until 13 November.
In other key developments:
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have together returned to Windsor Castle - where they have a reduced household staff, nicknamed HMS Bubble - ahead of England's second national lockdown. The 94-year-old monarch had spent the weekend visiting the 99-year-old duke in Norfolk
Leaders from the UK's four nations have said they will "work together" on a "joint approach to the Christmas period" following a meeting of the Westminster government's emergency Cobra committee
Remembrance Sunday events in England can go ahead despite the lockdown, Downing Street has said. The prime minister's official spokesman said guidance would be given to councils, adding that events should be held outside with social distancing
All 40 FA Cup round one ties, including those involving non-elite teams, will be played as planned from 6-9 November. But golf courses, driving ranges and tennis courts in England have been told to close until at least 3 December
A Winter Defence Force of 7,500 military personnel has been put on standby to help the government and councils deal with the second wave of Covid-19, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told MPs. He said the Ministry of Defence was currently looking at a number of "significant asks" from local authorities
Travel firm TUI has said it will not operate its flights and holidays departing from England and Wales from Thursday up to and including 2 December
Outlining the measures and further support for businesses and jobs, Mr Johnson told MPs that as well as extending the furlough scheme, the government will double its support from 40% to 80% of trading profits for the self-employed from next month.
"If we fail to get coronavirus under control, it is the sheer weight of demand from Covid patients that would deprive others of the care they need. Cancer treatment, heart surgery, other life-saving procedures, all this could be put at risk if we do not get the virus under control."
JOHNNY Depp battered ex-wife Amber Heard 12 TIMES, a judge today ruled as the actor lost his blockbuster libel case against The Sun.
In a stunning victory for press freedom, London’s High Court ruled we were right to brand the Pirates of the Caribbean actor a "wife beater" for his brutal attacks on his ex.
Johnny Depp has lost his libel battle against The Sun
Heard pictured beaming yesterday ahead of the result of today's hearingCredit: Splash News
Mr Justice Nicol threw out Depp’s defamation case after finding our story - which had always been staunchly backed by Ms Heard - was accurate.
The judge ruled Depp's feelings towards his wife during their turbulent three-year relationship were summed up in a text where the actor revealed he had "no mercy" for her.
He dismissed two allegations made by Ms Heard in 2014 and 2015 but said he couldn't conclude she had been "untruthful" about it.
Over the course of their stormy marriage, the judge found Depp battered his wife after slipping into his "monster" persona when he binged on drink and drugs.
He left the actress "fearing for her life" in violent rampages where Ms Heard was choked, pushed to the ground and repeatedly hit.
Depp had branded the Aquaman star's allegations a "hoax" and accused her of attacking him as he gave evidence for more than 20 hours at the High Court.
But the judge today said The Sun's publishers, News Group Newspapers (NGN), had proved what was in the article to be "substantially true".
He also dismissed Depp's description of his ex-wife as a "gold-digger", saying: "I do not accept this characterisation of Ms Heard."
The 12 times Depp beat Amber
THE judge today ruled Depp attacked his ex-wife 12 times in their relationship. These were:
In early 2013, Depp slapped and knocked Heard to the ground after she made a joke about his "Wino Forever" tattoo
In March 2013, the actor flew into a rage while high on drugs and hit Amber so hard he made her lip bleed
In June 2013, Depp attacked Amber in a trailer in Hicksville - throwing glasses at her and ripping her dress
In May 2014, the actor screams at his wife on a private jet after taking drugs and boozing before kicking her in the back or bum
In 2014, Depp grabs Amber by the hair, slaps her and pushes her to the ground on a detox trip to the Bahamas.
In January 2015, the star again attacks Amber while on drugs - this time slapping her and pushing her to the ground. He then forced her tears as he stood over her yelling.
In March 2015, Depp launches into a brutal three-day attack in Australia - leaving Heard with a broken lip, swollen nose and cuts all over her body. He trashed the house in the violent rampage and pushed Amber to the ground, choking her and spitting in her face as he made the star "fear for her her life"
In March 2015 in the couple's LA home, Depp grabbed Amber in front of her sister Whitney and repeatedly hit her
In August 2015 on the couple's honeymoon, Depp pushed Amber against a wall by grabbing her by the throat
In December 2015, Depp chucked a glass decanter at Amber at their LA home in a drug binge. He also slapped her and dragged her through the apartment by her hair - ripping a chunk out. He then hit her again in the back of the head and headbutted her in the face and screamed 'I will f***ing kill you'. Depp then pushed her face into a mattress and repeatedly punched her in the back of the head
In April 2016 at Amber's birthday party, Depp assaulted his wife after receiving 'grim news' about his finances.
In May 2016, Depp chucked a phone at Heard - injuring her eye - before pulling her hair and striking her
The judge dismissed two allegations made by Ms Heard but did not conclude she had been untruthful. These were:
In December 2014, Heard claimed Depp was "violent towards" her and later branded himself a "f***ing savage"
In November 2015, she said Depp "threw her around the room" and pushed her over a chair
Mr Justice Nicol added: "Although he has proved the necessary elements of his cause of action in libel, the defendants have shown that what they published in the meaning which I have held the words to bear was substantially true.
"I have reached these conclusions having examined in detail the 14 incidents on which the defendants rely, as well as the over-arching considerations which the claimant submitted I should take into account."
The 16-day libel trial - considered the biggest in the 21st Century - unfolded in July with a string of bombshell revelations and claims of horrific violence.
Legions of fans gathered outside the High Court every morning as the former couple's turbulent relationship was played out to the world.
Megastars were dragged into the case as Depp spent 20 hours in the witness box bragging about his friendships with famous faces - including Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and musician Sir Elton John.
He also admitted to taking drugs since the age of 14 as he faced an intense grilling over his wild Hollywood lifestyle.
But today's loss leaves his reputation in tatters, with his glittering silver screen career facing ruin.
And in another bitter blow, he could now face forking out millions of pounds in legal costs - including The Sun’s.
A spokesperson for The Sun said: "The Sun has stood up and campaigned for the victims of domestic abuse for over twenty years.
"Domestic abuse victims must never be silenced and we thank the Judge for his careful consideration and thank Amber Heard for her courage in giving evidence to the court."
Amber previously said she was left fearing for her life
Ms Heard was seen hiking with a friend in Los Angeles yesterday
Following today's sensational ruling, Ms Heard's US lawyer Elaine Charlson Bredehoft said: "For those of us present for the London High Court trial, this decision and judgment are not a surprise.
"Very soon, we will be presenting even more voluminous evidence in the US.
"We are committed to obtaining justice for Amber Heard in the US court and defending Ms Heard's right to free speech."
But Depp's lawyers branded the ruling "as perverse as it is bewildering" as they hinted the actor may appeal the decision.
Schillings said in a statement: "Most troubling is the Judge’s reliance on the testimony of Amber Heard, and corresponding disregard of the mountain of counter-evidence from police officers, medical practitioners, her own former assistant, other unchallenged witnesses and an array of documentary evidence which completely undermined the allegations, point by point.
"All of this was overlooked. The judgment is so flawed that it would be ridiculous for Mr Depp not to appeal this decision.
"In the meantime, we hope that in contrast to this case, the ongoing libel proceedings in America are equitable, with both parties providing full disclosure rather than one side strategically cherry picking what evidence can and cannot be relied upon.”
Nicki Norman, chief executive of Women's Aid, said: "The allegations of domestic abuse against Johnny Depp were extremely serious.
"Everyone who has experienced domestic abuse deserves to be listened to and believed.
"This also applies to survivors who do not fit the image of the 'perfect victim' - and regardless of the high profile of the alleged abuser.
"There is no excuse for domestic abuse."
While PR guru Mark Borkowski said the case was "one of the biggest showbiz fails for a long time".
He added: "He has just switched the volume on (his) lifestyle. And this makes Amber Heard a martyr and it makes him something much darker than just a pantomime villain."
Depp even claimed Heard had pooed on their marital bed
In July, Ms Heard, 34, described her pain as she was forced to relive “traumatic” details of her broken relationship with a monster who made her life a misery.
During the trial, the court heard how Depp had sent Ms Heard texts calling her “a fat ugly w***e”.
He also sent messages to Brit actor pal Paul Bettany, plotting to drown and burn her as a witch and “f**k her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she’s dead”.
Lawyers for Depp had argued the messages should not be taken seriously, “however dark and extravagant the language”.
But day after day, the High Court heard evidence that painted Depp in an appalling light.
The Sun’s barrister, Sasha Wass QC, said the screen legend regularly made his then wife fear for her life.
He often could not remember “his own disgraceful conduct” while consuming vast amounts of alcohol and drugs.
Pictures shown to the court allegedly showed lines of cocaine on his kitchen table, which Depp admitted taking.
Another photo, taken by Ms Heard, showed the star apparently collapsed by his bed in July 2013.
Heard said she was left with these injuries after being headbutted by her ex
The judge today ruled Heard was left with bruising
Heard said she was left fearing for her life
The trial also heard a voice recording of Depp admitting headbutting Amber during a heated argument in December 2015.
Amber says in the recording: ‘”You can headbutt somebody who’s screaming but don’t scream.”
Depp replies : “I headbutted you in the f***ing... forehead.
“That doesn't break a nose.”
During cross-examination Depp said he “accidentally” headbutted his ex-wife.
The Sun’s QC Sasha Wass, cross-examining Depp, told him: ‘You lost your temper. You threw a decanter. You punched the walls, slapped Miss Heard, grabbed her by the hair.
“You smacked the back of her head and shoved her. You completely lost your self-control.
“You headbutted Miss Heard using the top of your head to head hit her between the eyes. Miss Heard fell backwards and her nose began to bleed straight away."
Depp said that was not true.
The judge found Depp ripped Heard's hair out
Meanwhile, the court heard how Depp had severed a finger in a drunken rampage before using the bloody stump to scrawl graffiti all over a house he was renting.
Ms Wass revealed: “It was a state of complete carnage in house.
“You held up your hand and said [to Ms Heard]: ‘Look what you made me do. Is it good enough for you? This what a f***ing idiot I am loving you.’
“You had used your injured finger in place of a paintbrush, dipping it in paint and using it to do the graffiti.
“This painting exercise was going on all over the house walls, floors, sofas.”
She added: Someone sober, not under the influence of drugs, would have felt considerable pain.
“You didn’t know what you were doing at this stage.
“You were completely off your head on drink and drugs.”
The damage caused was later estimated to be £120,000.
The scene after one alleged attack in Australia
Depp severed his finger after allegedly assaulting his wife in Australia, it was claimed
The actor used his bloody stump to write 'I love u' on the mirror
During the case - dubbed the Trial of the Century - Depp, 57, admitted he consumed “humongous” quantities of alcohol and drugs, including on the set of Disney’s blockbuster Pirates movies.
He also admitted screaming vile insults at Aquaman star Ms Heard, 34, and calling her a “lesbian camp counsellor”, “disgusting pig”, “c**t” and “inhuman scum-filled suckfish” in texts read to the court.
In a text to his assistant, Depp referred to himself as “the Mad S*****r”, a crude reference to his role as the Mad Hatter in Disney’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie.
During the trial, the court heard Depp’s star was already waning as a result of the case.
He has been stripped of his lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean role by Disney and another movie he had finished filming, City of Lies, was scrapped by Miramax.
Amber claimed she was left bruised after one alleged attack by Depp
Another photo showing bruising on Amber's face
Libel damages in the UK have been capped at £275,000 since 2012, and that amount can only be awarded if there are “serious aggravating features”.
However, legal costs for the trial are estimated at £4million.
Media lawyer Amber Melville-Brown said Depp had pursued the case in the UK so he could “wave a British verdict, with all the gravitas it has, in the face of the American courts”.
She said: “It remains to be seen whether this will do any good for his reputation, which has been utterly demolished in the same way he tried to utterly demolish Amber’s.
“Neither of them will come out of this smelling of roses.”
The court heard allegations Depp attacked Ms Heard during their relationship between 2013 and 2016.
Heard said: “I didn’t leave my house looking like that. I had my hair and makeup done at home by professionals.
Photos shown to the court show the destruction at Depp's home after an alleged attack in May 2016
There is a red wine stain visible on the carpet
Photos had also been smashed
Other framed photos were chucked on the bed
Ms Heard claimed he held her “hostage” at a rented house during a three-day drink and drugs bender in Australia, where he was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, and brutally assaulted her.
The judge said he later used the bloody stump of his own severed finger to scrawl graffiti all over the house - and then blamed her for “making me do it”, the court heard.
It was also claimed that he wrapped his t-shirt around Ms Heard’s neck during a brutal assault on their 2015 honeymoon aboard the luxury Eastern & Oriental Express.
And Ms Heard said he attacked her at their LA apartment at least twice, pulling out clumps of her hair and throwing a mobile phone at her face.
Depp denied all of the assaults, saying they either didn’t happen or that Ms Heard herself was the aggressor.
In court, Depp claimed most of his ex-wife’s claims had been concocted as part of an “insurance dossier” against him, accused her of telling “porkie pies” and even suggested she had faked facial injuries for photographs.
He said: “These were wonderful things to put in the kaleidoscope of her insurance policy against me.”
The court heard Depp found human excrement in his bed after one row at home. He claimed Ms Heard had left the foul-smelling deposit but she blamed their dog Boo, saying the pooch had “toilet troubles”.
HOW YOU CAN GET HELP:
Women's Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
Always keep your phone nearby.
Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
If you are in danger, call 999.
Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – messageinfo@supportline.org.uk.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
Shocking evidence of his substance abuse also emerged during the trial.
One photo taken by Ms Heard showed him slumped unconscious on the floor of his bedroom.
Another captured the aftermath of a drink and drugs binge at her home in Los Angeles the morning after a blazing row.
Various items of drug paraphernalia - including four lines of cocaine - were visible on Ms Heard’s kitchen table, along with a pint-size glass of whiskey and a pill box emblazoned with “Property of JD”.
Depp denied attacking Ms Heard but said: “It had been quite a nasty argument. I was definitely partaking of the cocaine and whiskey that morning.”
A picture of Depp collapsed next to his bed was taken by Ms Heard in July 2013 in a bid to “shock” her husband into getting off drink and drugs, the court heard.
Depp said he appeared to be sleeping in the picture but didn’t rule out the possibility he had passed out.
A third shocking photo of Depp “passed out” with a tub of ice cream spilling all over his lap was revealed.
A photo shown of Depp's home before the couple allegedly had a blazing row
A photo of Johnny Depp covered in ice cream apparently passed out was shown to court
The snap, taken in August 2014, showed the star unconscious with his mouth open and the freezing dessert dripping down his legs.
Depp claimed he had fallen asleep because he was working long hours on the set of gangster movie Black Mass, and said Ms Heard had taken the photo to make him look bad as part of her “insurance dossier”.
He said: “She took that photograph and showed me the next day and said, ‘Look at what you’ve become. Look at you - it’s pathetic.’”
On one occasion Depp texted his private nurse saying he’d had a “nasty argument” with Amber and wanted “some f***ing knockout yum-yum” - a reference to strong prescription painkillers.
When the nurse arrived, Depp was sitting in his kitchen with “scraped and bloody knuckles”.
He had earlier texted his sister saying: “I will f***ing savage some motherf***er.”
Ms Wass told him: “There are times when you don’t even remember the conduct you were responsible for. You blacked out on many, many occasions.”
The court heard Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose had urged him to stay with Ms Heard, believing she was helping him become “a better father”.
But Depp said: “She may have believed that - at the time.
“I reject Ms Heard’s attempt to portray me as a general drug addict. For someone who has been very self-destructive for most of his life, I’ve been very lucky and my brain still functions quite well.”
Depp is also suing Ms Heard for libel in the US after she claimed he violently abused her during their relationship.
The court was told how one of Depp’s assistants later told her: “If we didn’t step in today either you would be dead or he would be dead.”
It was also claimed Depp threatened to “crush” Ms Heard’s neck and accused her of having affairs with other leading men.
Depp sued The Sun after a 2018 article by executive editor Dan Wootton that referred to allegations of violence against him.
Ms Heard met Depp on the set of The Rum Diary in 2013 and they wed in 2015.
But they divorced two years later - a year after she obtained a restraining order against him, accusing him of abuse.
The pair divorced in 2017
Johnny Depp hurls wine glass in rage as explosive details emerge in court
The Duke of Cambridge’s decision not to reveal that he tested positive for coronavirus in April was described by a royal expert today as “a complete break with precedent”.
The duke was left struggling to breathe when he contracted the virus around the same time as his father, the Prince of Wales, and Boris Johnson, it was reported.
According to The Sun, which revealed the news, he did not tell anyone about his positive test result because “there were important things going on and I didn’t want to worry anyone”. He was said to be “determined it should be business as usual”.
However, Clarence House did not hesitate to announce it when Prince Charles tested positive in March. A few weeks later — around
