After years of being the butt of jokes as the home of Sacha Baron Cohen's excruciatlingly naff wannabe rapper Ali G, Staines has had enough. The Daily Telegraph reports that Spelthorne borough council has voted to change the name of the town to Staines-on-Thames in a bid to boost its image by focusing on its "Thamesness" like Richmond and Kingston do. "There's no doubt Ali G put Staines on the map – but for all the wrong reasons," said Alex Tribeck, chairman of Spelthorne Business Forum, which initiated the name change. "He put the stain in Staines."