DAME Judi Drench and Elon Gust are among names for storms suggested to the Met Office. The public has been able to put forward names every year since 2015 but only a fraction are usually chosen. More than 50,000 suggestions were submitted for the 2025/2026 season, with only 21 taken up. Funny ideas also included Keir Stormer, David Blowy, Storm-y Daniels, Aaaaaaaaagh and Stormy McStormFace. The names were revealed by a Freedom of Information request. Others included Hail Yeah, About Time We Need Some Rain, Buzz Lightning, Darth Vapour, Arnold Stormneggar, Harristorm Ford, Stormzy and Fifty Shades of Rain. One…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a long one, as always on Saturday. Read on for…

The European Commission has publicly urged both Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to immediately “dial down” their “inflammatory rhetoric” over the Druzhba pipeline, which has pitted the two leaders in a head-to-head confrontation without precedent. In response to the halt in oil supplies, Orbán has…

BOSTON — After Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum suffered a devastating Achilles injury in May during the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals, he could’ve checked out. Instead, he immediately went under the knife in New York City and started his recovery.When the Celtics began to roll without him, going an impressive…

The United States-Israeli war with Iran continues to rage, as Washington pledges to send more troops and military assets to the Middle East and Tehran widens its retaliatory strikes across the region.But on Thursday, top officials under US President Donald Trump shifted focus to another military front: Latin America.Since taking…

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Artificial intelligence: boom, bubble or bust? Probably a mix of all three. Whatever comes of it, it increases investment risk. It suggests that a lot of retirees and near-retirees need to rethink their portfolios. The problem is not just that much of the stock market’s exuberant valuation hangs on data…

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