Britain, after all, is painfully conservative with monikers. Royal names are particular favourites, with ‘George’ regaining popularity with new parents since the 2013 birth of Prince William and Kate’s firstborn

xA wet and windy September has set in here in England, making it an uphill climb from hereonwards to keep that chin up, rather than sunken in swaddling layers, as we wade towards the clag of winter. After one of the hottest and driest summers on record (which brings its own burdens, but a lack of sunshine ain’t one), we’re braced for an abundance of blustery rains this autumn.

Which may not be unusual in Britain, but the intriguing new names these storms have been christened with are indeed quite novel. At least one of which, ‘Chandra’, isn’t a conventional Christian handle by an

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