BRITISH overseas territories in the Caribbean face being lashed by another major hurricane as they attempt to recover from the deadly devastation unleashed by Irma.

Hurricane Maria is gathering strength as it heads towards the Lesser Antilles, prompting alerts for the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla that lie to the west.

The hurricane is currently producing winds of 85mph (140kph) which are predicted to increase as the storm follows a similar path to Irma.

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Boris Johnson is preparing for crunch talks with Theresa May amid recriminations over the Brexit blueprint that left him clashing with officials and facing criticism from colleagues.

The Foreign Secretary will head to New York for a meeting of the United Nations but he is now expected to have discussions during the visit with the Prime Minister about Britain’s EU exit strategy.

Mr Johnson was accused of being a “back seat driver” after releasing a 4,000-word article setting out his vision for the UK’s future outside the European Union just six days before Mrs May is due to give a major speech on Brexit in Florence.

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Teenagers in England and Scotland are now more likely to go to university than ever before, official figures show.

One in three English 18-year-olds have been placed on degree courses through Ucas this year, according to new data published by the admissions service, along with around one in four Scottish youngsters of the same age.

The hikes come amid an overall fall in the numbers going to university this year, fuelled in part by a drop in older students and fewer coming to study in the UK from the EU.

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