A baby name site has released the top baby names that are on the brink of extinction including Al and Bess. Baby names go in and out of style every 100 years before going back in style.
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It's Blue Monday, officially the most depressing day of the year. Halfway through January, we're deep into winter, Christmas is a distant memory, and those New Year regimes are starting to wear thin, if they haven't already collapsed into a heap of guilt-ridden dust. But if you're struggling to commit to Dry January for a second weekend, or your Veganuary menu is entering its third round of the same - if it feels like there's nothing to look forward to for the foreseeable, read on. For here's where you can pep up your motivation through the second half of the month, and give yourself a bit of a treat en route. Many restaurants are getting in on the Veganuary act, and offering 'dry' drinks menus to boot - so you can still go to the ball, Cinders, and keep your commitment on track. Better yet, choose somewhere where you can spend a night or two and turn it into a weekend away. Somewhere like…Fawsley Hall. Bill Bryson was right when he said the gr