EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #THE KATE WAIT: Expect a media frenzy across the pond: the Duchess of Cambridge (formerly Kate Middleton) is in labour. 

2. #BUS STOPPED: Travelling today? Don’t forget, the bus strike is continuing. There are no Dublin Bus or Bus Éireann services at all (at all).

3. #NO MORE SURVIVORS: Authorities in Nepal have ruled out finding any more survivors under the rubble, in the wake of last weekend’s earthquake the BBC reports.

4. #BOMB: A “significant, viable, explosive device” planted in Belfast was intended to kill or injure PSNI officers, police have said. Dissident republicans are being blamed.

5. #BANNED: The Irish Independent reports that parents are being banned from taking photos of children during Communion or Confirmation ceremonies, due to fears the images could get into the hands of potential abusers.

6. #WATER PROTESTS: Dublin City Council met with a surveillance firm run by former soldiers to look at ways to monitor anti-water charge protests, according to a front-page report in today’s Examiner.

7. #LATE LATE: The Late Late marriage debate last night generated tonnes of reaction online. Did you see it? Get up to speed here.

8. #WHAT, REALLY? One of The42.ie‘s journalists took a Bikram Yoga class with Paul O’Connell… (What are you still doing here – read the article at our sister site immediately.)

9. #THE OUTLOOK: The weather forecast for today isn’t great. In fact, there’s a ‘yellow alert’ rain warning in place for the entire country – until midnight.