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Headlights barely pierce UK fog as flights are cancelled

ITV News brings together drivers' and residents' footage as a yellow fog warning covers central parts of England and Wales.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 198,262 views a day, 25 times a normal first day on this channel (7,852).

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"This is ridiculous, man," says a driver, filming a view through his windscreen that offers almost nothing to navigate by. ITV News' fog compilation puts the disruption at eye level: streetlamps struggle to penetrate the mist, while a view from a balcony disappears into white.

Thick fog descended on large parts of the UK overnight, bringing difficult driving conditions and flight cancellations, ITV reports. The issued a yellow warning for central parts of England and Wales until 10am on 10 November. Light winds, clear skies and long nights contributed to the exceptionally poor visibility.

The Short, titled "Thick fog causes travel chaos #itvnews", reached roughly 146,000 views in its first morning, far beyond the channel's usual start for this format. Its comment section was also much busier than a typical first day.

Viewers swap memories of foggy journeys decades ago and discuss drivers' use of fog lights. The footage itself stays with the immediate difficulty: in the West London sequence, even headlights and streetlamps reveal little of the road ahead.

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What viewers say

  • when the GPS says: "Turn right in 50 meters... good luck."
    @Rattled_CageSee it on YouTube
  • It’s when a big tentacle comes out the mist you really wanna start panicking
  • We used to have fog like this in the late 70s early to mid 1980s
    @DavidDowling-k7qSee it on YouTube
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The facts
Channel
ITV News
Subscribers
2,270,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
17,849,996
Channel views, pace per day
1,756,155 (on a normal day: 1,992,800)
Video published
November 9, 2026
Video views so far
145,901 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
198,262

The numbers

The fog Short drew an unusually fast start for ITV News, with comments also well above its usual first-day level.

the video's first day
usual first day here
7,852
this video
198,262
subscribers
2,270,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
1,727,563,771
views per day
1,756,155
typical day: 1,992,800
the video
views
145,901
likes
1,113
comments
323
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
ITV News
2,270,000
GBNews
2,200,000
AccuWeather
2,190,000
As of November 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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