FLIGHTS CANCELLED AS 90MPH STORM DORIS ROARS TOWARDS UK

Storm Doris has reached nearly 90mph on its way to batter Britain as flights have been cancelled and commuters were warned they faced delays.

Doris is likely to damage buildings and send debris flying when it sets in on Thursday, the Met Office has said.

An 87mph gust was recorded at Mace Head on the Galway coast in the Republic of Ireland in the early hours as Doris made its way east.

BRITISH JIHADIS PLOTTING UK ATTACKS FROM SYRIA AND IRAQ ON RAF 'KILL LIST'

The RAF has been secretly targeting British jihadis plotting terror attacks against the UK from bases in Syria and Iraq, it is reported.

Drones and war planes have been working their way through a "kill list" of key targets, according to the Daily Mail.

Neither Parliament nor the public has been told of the operation, the paper said.

JEREMY CORBYN FACES TOUGH TEST AS VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS IN TWO BY-ELECTIONS

Jeremy Corbyn is facing his toughest electoral test to date as voters go to the polls in two crunch by-elections in Labour's traditional heartlands.

The party is fighting to hold Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central in the face of strong challenges from the Conservatives and Ukip.

The contests were triggered by the resignations of the sitting Labour MPs Jamie Reed and Tristram Hunt - who quit to become director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

NHS 'FACES DISASTER' AS FOUR IN 10 EUROPEAN DOCTORS THINK OF LEAVING

Four in 10 European doctors are considering leaving Britain following the Brexit vote, research suggests.

The figure comes from a British Medical Association (BMA) survey, which found that 42% are thinking of quitting the UK, with a further quarter (23%) still unsure.

The BMA warned it could spell "disaster" as the NHS was already facing "crippling staff shortages".

PRISONS AND COURTS BILL TO SET OUT DUTY FOR JAILS TO REFORM OFFENDERS

Prisons will be expected to reform criminals as well as punish them under a major justice overhaul being unveiled on Thursday.

Ministers will present legislation aiming to transform crisis-hit jails and drive down reoffending that costs society £15 billion a year.

The wide-ranging Prisons and Courts Bill sets in law for the first time that a key purpose of prisons is to reform offenders, as well as punish them.

TRUMP GOVERNMENT LIFTS TRANSGENDER TOILET GUIDANCE

Transgender students have lost the US government protection that allowed them to use school toilets and locker rooms matching their gender identities as Donald Trump's administration stepped into a long-simmering national debate.

The administration came down on the side of states' rights, lifting the Barack Obama-era national guidelines characterised by Republicans as an example of overreach.

Without the Obama directive, it will be up to states and school districts to interpret anti-discrimination law and determine whether students should have access to restrooms in accordance with their expressed gender identity and not just their biological sex.

EATING 10 FRUIT AND VEG PORTIONS A DAY 'GIVES BEST PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASE'

Eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables every day could significantly reduce a person's risk of heart disease and cancer, a study has found.

While eating the recommended five a day still helps reduce disease risk, the highest benefits are seen when people consume 10 portions, researchers found.

The study by researchers from Imperial College London, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, also identified which fruit and vegetables provided the greatest protection against disease.

BRAINY TEENAGERS MORE LIKELY TO DRINK AND SMOKE CANNABIS

Bright children are more likely to drink and smoke cannabis in their teenage years, a study has found.

High academic achievement at the age of 11 has been linked to a lower risk of smoking in adolescence.

But high achievers were more likely to drink alcohol in their teenage years.

CHILDREN'S DOCUMENTARY AT HOME WITH TALE OF UK'S SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN

The challenges faced by refugee children fleeing war-torn Syria for a new life in the UK are explored in a documentary for children's channel CBBC.

My Life: New Boys In Town tells the story of Adel, 12, who came to the UK three years ago and now tries to help other Syrian children feel more at home.

Adel, who lives in Bristol with his family, said: "I want everyone around the world to know that being a refugee is not as easy as it looks."

FRESH UK IMMIGRATION FIGURES TO BE RELEASED

The latest official figures on immigration to the UK are published on Thursday.

Data on net long-term international migration in the year ending September will be released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

They are the first estimates of the measure - the difference between the number of people leaving and arriving in the country - covering a period including several weeks after the EU referendum.