The strongest hurricane for five years is set to hit Britain this week, accompanied by two more storms. The bad weather comes after an unseasonably hot autumn, with the Indian summer's highs of 21C - hotter than Australia.

The Met Officesays that the 800-mile wide Hurricane Joaquin - the strongest Atlantic hurricane since 2010 - is "increasingly" likely to impact Britain around Friday, with the North and West facing "severe gales" and heavy rain, and the South also at risk.

Government forecasters have warned of potential for road travel disruption, falling tree branches and ferries being buffeted. Hurricane Joaquin is forecast to spin across the Atlantic and be within 400 miles of Ireland's coast - on course for Britain - by Thursday night, the US Government's National Hurricane Center said.

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