It's possible that it's become too cold overnight. Although you're a little further south than me, I've had a temp of 4°c overnight a couple of times this last week, which really is too chilly for chillis! Also, they don't like to have 'wet feet' overnight, so it's best to water in the morning if possible. Finally, if they get too hot & dry, red spider mite move in - they're really difficult to spot to begin with, but a bad infestation will leave very fine webs over the plant. The symptoms of spider mite are a gradual yellowing of the leaves to begin with, then the plant starts looking really sickly. To prevent them, keep the atmosphere humid, to get rid of them, you can get biological control (ie., predator insects).
I'd advise nipping off any dodgy looking leaves to prevent botrytis (grey mould) taking hold, keep them damp & warm (but not soaked & cold, or dry & hot....!) and maybe spray the remaining foliage with some sea-weed solution.
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