Fixated on a closed hospital door in West London? If so, you might have neglected to notice these key news stories …
With the royal sprog showing the waiting media who's boss, by refusing to arrive in time for early deadlines, even the most ardent baby-watcher may be getting a bit tired of the constant coverage.
There are only so many ways TV anchors can describe what a closed hospital door looks like, while speculating inanely on what might be going on inside.
So, to make things easier for those who fear turning their eyes from the set in case there is news, actual news, the Guardian has trawled the internet for stories that you may have missed:
*Smelly flower causes stink in DC *
Nicknamed "Andy" by its carers at the US Botanical Garden, the flower is expected to fully open on Monday evening. The titan arum plant smells like a corpse, and people are lining up by the hundreds to catch a whiff.
Holly Shimizu, the executive director of the US Botanical Garden, said:
We know when it heats up, it gives off this smell. It's fun to see people so excited about a plant.
*Woman who said she burnt masterpieces now says she didn't*
Last week, Olga Dogaru confessed to burning masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse and others, in an attempt to keep her son – who is accused of stealing the paintings – from going to jail. In a dramatic court appearance on Monday, she recanted that tale.
'I believed that what I said before was the best thing at the moment, that this was the right thing to do,' Mrs Dogaru said in court, dressed in a blue T-shirt and baggy white pants. When she was asked what had become of the stolen art, she stuttered and then denied that any burning of artwork had occurred.
*Indonesian man to close Nazi-themed café*
People complained last week when a man opened a Nazi-themed café. News came on Monday that he has decided to close.
The cafe opened in 2011, but recent media reports about its Nazi-related memorabilia, including a red wall with a portrait of Adolf Hitler and a flag with a swastika symbol, have prompted angry responses from foreigners and Indonesians.
*Mother bear rescues cub from trash*
Last week, we were all about the bearcam in Alaska. Not to be outdone, a mother bear in California has become a bit of a star after she rescued a cub stuck in a trash bin.
Another cub leaned his front paws on the bin's side and looked on as the mother bear tried to free the trapped cub, according to KTLA footage. When the mother was unsuccessful, the onlooking cub then tried to scramble up and pull open the top
*Former Destiny's Child member rescued at sea*
Kelly Rowland was all washed up but became a real-life Survivor when she had to be towed back to shore with her friends.
The Facebook page for TowBoat US Provincetown shows a photo identifying the vessel in which Rowland was a passenger. Coast Guard lieutenant Ruairi White in Woods Hole said the boat's captain apparently was following a commercial whale-watching vessel in the hope of viewing whales.
Reported by guardian.co.uk 49 minutes ago.
With the royal sprog showing the waiting media who's boss, by refusing to arrive in time for early deadlines, even the most ardent baby-watcher may be getting a bit tired of the constant coverage.
There are only so many ways TV anchors can describe what a closed hospital door looks like, while speculating inanely on what might be going on inside.
So, to make things easier for those who fear turning their eyes from the set in case there is news, actual news, the Guardian has trawled the internet for stories that you may have missed:
*Smelly flower causes stink in DC *
Nicknamed "Andy" by its carers at the US Botanical Garden, the flower is expected to fully open on Monday evening. The titan arum plant smells like a corpse, and people are lining up by the hundreds to catch a whiff.
Holly Shimizu, the executive director of the US Botanical Garden, said:
We know when it heats up, it gives off this smell. It's fun to see people so excited about a plant.
*Woman who said she burnt masterpieces now says she didn't*
Last week, Olga Dogaru confessed to burning masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse and others, in an attempt to keep her son – who is accused of stealing the paintings – from going to jail. In a dramatic court appearance on Monday, she recanted that tale.
'I believed that what I said before was the best thing at the moment, that this was the right thing to do,' Mrs Dogaru said in court, dressed in a blue T-shirt and baggy white pants. When she was asked what had become of the stolen art, she stuttered and then denied that any burning of artwork had occurred.
*Indonesian man to close Nazi-themed café*
People complained last week when a man opened a Nazi-themed café. News came on Monday that he has decided to close.
The cafe opened in 2011, but recent media reports about its Nazi-related memorabilia, including a red wall with a portrait of Adolf Hitler and a flag with a swastika symbol, have prompted angry responses from foreigners and Indonesians.
*Mother bear rescues cub from trash*
Last week, we were all about the bearcam in Alaska. Not to be outdone, a mother bear in California has become a bit of a star after she rescued a cub stuck in a trash bin.
Another cub leaned his front paws on the bin's side and looked on as the mother bear tried to free the trapped cub, according to KTLA footage. When the mother was unsuccessful, the onlooking cub then tried to scramble up and pull open the top
*Former Destiny's Child member rescued at sea*
Kelly Rowland was all washed up but became a real-life Survivor when she had to be towed back to shore with her friends.
The Facebook page for TowBoat US Provincetown shows a photo identifying the vessel in which Rowland was a passenger. Coast Guard lieutenant Ruairi White in Woods Hole said the boat's captain apparently was following a commercial whale-watching vessel in the hope of viewing whales.
Reported by guardian.co.uk 49 minutes ago.