Britain gripped by freezing fog as Met Office issues ice warning

Freezing fog settled across London and parts of the south east this morning after temperatures dropped well below freezing overnight – as a weather warning for ice continued over parts of Britain. Temperatures dropped as low as -12C in Scotland yesterday, with Brighton recording overnight temperatures of -3C, and London seeing the mercury fall to … Read more

JONATHAN McEVOY: F1 is gripped by the mystery of how Hamilton contracted Covid

How did the germ-freak Lewis Hamilton contract Covid? That is the question gripping the Formula One contingent away in Bahrain – with Mercedes super-sensitive about the issue. The world championship team’s hapless PR department is not even answering basic questions, which serves only to fuel the intrigue. Perhaps he was struck with the virus around … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Stocks are gripped by fear with a Covid-19 second wave looming

ALEX BRUMMER: Stocks are gripped by fear and the economic consequences of a Covid-19 second wave could be catastrophic By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:58 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 28 October 2020 Much of Europe is hunkering down for the second wave of the pandemic, and the economic … Read more

Gangs of London leaves viewers gripped but insist violence is not for the faint hearted

A gorey new TV show about warring gangs in London opened last night with dramatic scenes that saw a character being set alight while being dangled off a building within the first few minutes.  The new drama, written by Gareth Evans, started on Sky Atlantic last night, starring Colm Meaney and Joe Cole, and viewers … Read more

Master storyteller ROALD DAHL will keep you gripped with the first of a spine-tingling Mail series 

Author: Raold Dahl Dr and Mrs Bixby lived in a smallish apartment somewhere in New York City. Dr Bixby was a dentist who made an average income. Mrs Bixby was a big, vigorous woman with a wet mouth.  Once a month, always on Friday afternoons, Mrs Bixby would board the train at Pennsylvania Station and travel … Read more

Belgravia viewers gripped by first episode of Julian Fellowes’ new period drama

Julian Fellows’ new drama Belgravia has prompted a mixed reaction from viewers, with some claiming they were instantly hooked while others branded the dialogue ‘clunky’ and ‘excerable’.  Last night’s episode of the ITV period drama, which follows the lives of the Trenchard family, who have recently ascended to the aristocratic society of London’s Belgravia, focused on young … Read more