Hurricane Joaquin makes a dramatic turn away from US and now has Britain in its path

Hurricane Joaquin has turned away from the United States and is feared to be heading across the mid Atlantic over to the UK.

Forecasters have warned that Britain faces stormy weather next week with rain and winds of up to 50 miles-per-hour in exposed Western areas.

Experts at the US National Hurricane Center have been tracking the storm, which has had winds of up to 130 miles-per-hour along the East Coast.

The hurricane is currently moving in an northerly direction out into the Atlantic and towards the UK