The public can help submit names for the official storm list, the Met Office has explained, with Britons urged to submit suggestions every year that fall within their criteria

Storm Bram is on its way to lash Britain and Ireland with heavy rains and wild winds, with amber alerts issued across the UK.

Storm Bram has followed a string of recent weather events , including Storm Benjamin and Claudia, as the UK settles into winter.

As well as a slew of weather warnings for the coming days, the Met Office also announced the naming of Storm Bram - and exactly where the name comes from.

The Met Office works with Ireland’s Met Eireann and the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) in the Netherlands to form the Western Europe storm naming group, which issues an official sto

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