Britain’s weather feels more erratic then ever. Is it really?

Last weekend , 100mph winds battered north of Ireland , before hitting Scotland , too.

Millions in both countries were issued red warnings, and told to stay home.

Storm Éowyn was the once in a generation’ storm that killed 18 people in 1987 .

Now, each winter reliably brings several storms, which we are all aware of.

It likely feels as if the UK has more storms these days at least partly because they are named.

But for all the benefits of naming storms, I’m not sure it will make anyone happier to tell their insurer their roof was torn off by a character from Lord of the Rings .