Giant hailstones fell north of Mackay in Queensland late yesterday – possibly even breaking the Aussie record for size. Take cover…

No surname, no middle name: Ye is the artist formerly known as Kanye West. Why? He’s previously said he believes it’s the most used word in the Bible. And channelling former PM Julia Gillard, he said, “​​In the Bible, it means ‘you’. So, I’m you. And I’m us. It’s us.”

Phil Collins – who, depending on your generation, is either the legendary muso or Lily Collins’ dad – has a groovy kind of love for the Alamo and Davy Crockett. He’s obsessed with the battle between Texas and Mexico that the southerners won in 1836, and Collins is a significant donor of artefacts to a fledgling museum. The things you learn…