Boris Johnson is expected to give a major TV update later this week where he could spell out a raft of new coronavirus lockdown rules.
England-wide restrictions "on the table" include a ban on households mixing, a curfew on pubs and harsher penalties for those who flout the law.
Any national restrictions would be a big change for the Prime Minister - who wanted to rely on "whack-a-mole" local lockdowns to control the virus.
But he has little choice as well over 10million people are now under local restrictions, and London is now asking to have restrictions imposed on it too.
Read more on mirror.co.uk