Spain is suffering from a deep economic slump brought about by a bust in its property and construction markets.
The only juicy story, about a bust-up in training between Gordon Bulloch and John Hayes, turned out to be false.
Perhaps the British, some hope, can be invited to the treaty talks as "observers"; perhaps, once passions have abated, the new text could become a full EU treaty at 27 (though this is surely fanciful).Mr Cameron's timing and tactics may have failed, but there was an inevitability about a bust-up between Britain and its EU partners.
"You hear people talk about being a bust, and when you hear that, things start to creep in, like, 'I'm not as good as what I was before.' But now, it doesn't even matter to me.
But for those who don't want to wait, the Shakespeare Society, an organization that periodically holds discussions, mock trials and other events about the playwright (a bust of him, above), on Sunday presents a starry collection of some of the best actors in the city reading monologues, scenes and poetry from Shakespeare in celebration of his 442nd birthday.
Today was a bust just about everywhere.
Warne, 41, has been fined about £31,000 after a bust-up with Sanjay Dixit, Rajasthan state cricket association secretary, after a defeat for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
In too-weird-to-make-a-joke-about news, there may be a bust of Phillip Ruddock installed among the water fountains in a western Sydney playground, which is already named after him.
