D Thursday, December 17, 2009 METRO By con doherty Climate talks falling apart, Gormley warns NEGOTIATIONS at the UN climate summit have ground to a halt, following disputes about what documents should be used as the basis for talks. Outside Copenhagens Bella Centre, protesters angered by lack of progress on a new climate deal stormed barricades and police detained more than 240 people during the clashes, which led to injuries in both sides. Developing countries have accused the Danish hosts of trying to sideline their concerns, as a suc- cession of world leaders deliver speeches illustrat- ing their visions for the new climate pact. Last night, Environment Minister John Gormley, representing Ireland at the talks, said that there was a huge rift between developed and developing coun- tries. It isnt coming together. In fact it seems to be, at this stage, falling apart, he said. Taoiseach Brian Cowen is due to arrive at the summit today. Meanwhile, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, representing Africa, gave some details of a proposal, drafted with French involvement, which included that $50bn (34.27bn) per year by 2015 and 68.54bn per year by 2020 be raised for poorer countries through creative financing mechanisms such as taxes on aviation fuel. His proposal infuriated the African group of nego- tiators, because it endorsed positions most African countries oppose including a temperature rise limit of 2C (the G8 and EU target), whereas most African governments are committed to 1.5C. danish riot police push back protesters outside the copenhagen summit yesterday Picture: AP Pure evil killer set to die in jail A BRITISH serial killer, already serving life terms for two young womens murders, has been found guilty of strangling 18-year-old Dinah McNicol. Handyman Peter Tobin, 63, was told he would die in jail. Jurors at Chelmsford Crown Court took just 13 minutes to find Tobin guilty. Im glad hes going to be in prison for life, said the father of one of his victims. I hope he lives to be 100. 37 deported at a cost of 250,000 A SEX offender was among a group of people deported to Nigeria last night. It is understood 37 Nigerians were flown home, costing the taxpayer more than a quarter of a million euro. Among them was a man who had served nine months for sexual assault. The same man was also sentenced to a total of 44 months for 24 other convictions, including theft and assault. SPOOF FACTOR TOUGH-to-please Simon Cowell has been turned into a lion who eats hopeless wannabes in a new BBC kids animation which spoofs X Factor. The partly- Irish-produced Zoo Factor is described as a cross between the reality show and The Muppets. Chief judge is Clive, a vain, lazy lion who eats the acts that dont make the grade at auditions. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html