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.

A tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic and is expected to strengthen, prompting hurricane watches for some of the Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma.

Heavy rain and 185 mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's north-east coast on Wednesday as Hurricane Irma roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.

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In Brazil, another generation of France’s mix of ‘black, blanc, beur’ (black, white, Arab) will try to unite the country through football, writes Eoin O’Callaghan.

A Dominican grandmother has been jailed for three years for bringing €139,000 of cocaine into Ireland.

Tropical Storm Rafael has lashed the eastern Caribbean with heavy rains which are expected to unleash floods on islands around the region.

A potential hurricane is posing a threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for presidential candidate.

We gape as they snake up and up, the chocolate box backdrop not breathtaking because they have none to spare.

IRISH Davis Cup ace James Cluskey has put himself in line to capture a doubles title on the ITF Men’s Futures Circuit for the second week on the trot.

FRANCE coach Marc Lièvremont has hit out after receiving letters claiming Guadeloupe-born back Mathieu Bastareaud shows a lack of allegiance to France.

Rescuers began a race against time to save the Haiti earthquake survivors today as a trickle of aid began arriving in the country.

MATHIEU BASTAREAUD is determined to repay the faith shown in him by France’s selectors when a whirlwind seven days culminate with him making his international debut tonight.

Shops opened for the first time today in a month on the protest-hit Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, then closed almost immediately amid fears of more violence.

A funeral for a murdered union activist turned into a demonstration by around 3,000 mourners on Guadeloupe, who demanded better treatment of the Caribbean island from France’s government.

A relative calm returned to violence-torn Guadeloupe today after France announced a multi-million pound aid package aimed at easing the growing crisis.

Rioters shot at police and stormed a town hall in a third night of violence on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

A protester was shot dead on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe today as weeks of strikes turned into street violence.

Strikes that have crippled France’s Caribbean islands burst into violent clashes as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside holidays.

South American drug cartels see this country as a vulnerable entry point, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

Hurricane Dean is heading towards Caribbean islands today with 100mph winds.

A hurricane watch was issued for a portion of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Dean slowly moved across the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said.

Pascal Chimbonda insists Tottenham have the firepower to enable the Frenchman to inflict semi-final misery in consecutive seasons for Arsenal.

An Irish boat will set sail from France today to take part in one of the world's toughest transatlantic solo races.

Peter Benchley, whose novel Jaws terrorised millions of swimmers, has died.

France will rewrite a much-contested law that requires textbook publishers to put an upbeat spin on France’s colonial past, President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday.

Wigan are set to offer defender Pascal Chimbonda a new contract in an attempt to close a loophole in his current agreement which would allow him to leave in January.

A plane carrying holidaymakers crashed today in western Venezuela after reporting engine problems, killing all 160 people on board, officials said.

A strong earthquake shook Trinidad this afternoon, officials said.

THE prime minister of Haiti last night appealed for international help, saying the Caribbean country is in the throes of a coup d'état.

MANY flights were cancelled yesterday as a volcano on Montserrat plunged surrounding islands in the Caribbean into a gritty haze.

A Caribbean castaway on the brink of death after 26 days adrift has been rescued by a Royal Navy warship after a sharp-eyed sailor spotted his boat dead in the water.

Rated by many as the world's best defender, Thuram is a cultured defender who moved to Juventus for €35million last summer to further his ambitions of winning silverware.

Europe’s new currency will not only become legal tender in the 12 eurozone nations tonight, it will also become a daily fact in former colonial outposts and small independent nations.

Officials in the French Caribbean have confirmed three cases of a brain wasting condition in the islands and said one could be vCJD - the human form of mad cow disease.