Monday marks D-Day for New Year's Eve celebrations as pubs, clubs and restaurants face an anxious wait over possible new Covid restrictions.
As hospitality chiefs warned against the introduction of new curbs, Boris Johnson will receive crunch Covid-19 data which could boost or derail festivities.
The Prime Minister is expected to be briefed by Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
If the figures are positive, Mr Johnson could be persuaded to stick to lighter touch measures introduced under Plan B, potentially with some extra words of guidance, reports The Mirror.