Pubs and restaurants could be forced to shut shop within days after the Prime Minister was warned of "no alternative" to a second lockdown.
Boris Johnson could impose a sharp two-week lockdown within days to act as a "circuit breaker" against Covid-19. Scientists warned the PM of hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths "within weeks" and said there was "no alternative" to a second national lockdown.
It comes as Mr Johnson warned the "rule of six" could be ditched and suggested the Government might "intensify" coronavirus restrictions as early as Tuesday.
To get through the winter, Brits could face six months of restrictions with "on-off" lockdown measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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