A campaign to name a polar research ship Boaty McBoatface may be heading for the rocks, after a British government minister said he wanted something that "captures the spirit of scientific endeavour".

A campaign to name a polar research ship Boaty McBoatface may be heading for the rocks, after a British government minister said he wanted something that "captures the spirit of scientific endeavour".

The Ohio power company under the spotlight following the biggest blackout in America’s history has said there were problems, including strange voltage fluctuations, in the Midwest power grid hours before its transmission lines failed.