'Geordie Shore' is getting two new cast members for its fourth series.

Jay Gardner is quitting 'Geordie Shore'.

The MTV reality show - which focuses on the lives and loves of a group of hard partying guys and girls in Newcastle - will begin filming eight new 60 minute episodes this summer.

Expectations for the latest round of UN climate talks had been low in the run up to the conference, but negotiators have managed to keep the show on the road towards an ultimate deal on global warming.

CARBON emission reduction targets are deeply flawed in relation to farming as they take no account of the ability of grassland to absorb carbon, according to IFA Climate Change spokesman Jer Bergin.

Former president Mary Robinson announced plans today to establish a new charity to put human rights at the heart of the climate change agenda.

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres yesterday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.

The world's industrial emissions of climate-changing carbon dioxide held steady last year, as recession slowed production in rich countries while growth in China and India made up the difference, a leading monitoring agency reported today.

A FUGITIVE from American authorities captured because of his Facebook page has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Seattle.

A new legal agreement committing the world to curb greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to be completed before the end of 2011, two years later than originally envisaged, the United Nations' climate chief said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged environment ministers to reject attempts by sceptics to undermine efforts to forge a climate change deal, stressing that global warming poses "a clear and present danger".

Crews lifted the wreckage of a helicopter from the murky Hudson River today as police using sonar located the submerged small plane that had collided with it.

Prince's residency in Las Vegas is coming to a close - he'll vacate the Rio hotel and casino at the end of the month.

AID agencies, environmentalists and trade unions gave a damning thumbs down last night to a limited agreement reached at the conclusion of world trade talks in Hong Kong.

Hundreds of protestors broke through police lines in a bid to storm world trade talks in Hong Kong today – but security forces fought back with water cannons and tear gas.

Malaysia’s outspoken trade minister today slammed the European Union for stalling progress in global free trade talks and said next week’s WTO summit in Hong Kong will likely be just a shopping trip for delegates.

Rain pounded Key West early today as Hurricane Wilma accelerated towards storm-weary Florida, threatening residents with 115mph winds, tornadoes and a surge of seawater that could flood the Keys and the state’s south-west coast.

Residents evacuated, owners boarded up homes and businesses and emergency officials prepared rescue and relief plans as forecasters predicted Hurricane Wilma would pick up speed on a course toward Florida.

Pascal Lamy stepped into office as the new head of the World Trade Organisation, pledging to re-energise negotiations ahead of the crucial global trade summit in Hong Kong just three months away.

The 20 developing nations that scuttled global trade talks in 2003 with their tough stance on agriculture policy sent trade ministers to India for meetings today to discuss their strategy for the next round of talks later this year.

World Trade Organisation members have approved a plan to end export subsidies on farm products and cut import duties across the world, a key step toward a comprehensive global accord under discussion since 2001, trade officials said.

Key trade ministers tentatively agreed on a plan to end export subsidies on farm products and cut import duties across the world today, a key step toward a comprehensive global accord, officials said.

Pamela Anderson is reportedly planning to remarry her rocker ex-husband Tommy Lee.

US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said today the US was willing to eliminate export subsidies, provided major world economies like the European Union and Japan are willing to do the same.

THE six-month Irish presidency of the European Union, which begins today, coincides with an historic enlargement and the accession of 10 new member States in May.

The Minister for Trade, Michael Ahern, expressed his disappointment at the sudden collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun, Mexico.

Globalise Resistance, the group at the centre of last year's May-Day March in Dublin where gardaí were accused of heavy-handedness, is marching again today on Dame Street.

Confederation of British Industry (CBI) chief Digby Jones called on Europe and America today to “practise what they preach” on free trade by agreeing to slash agricultural subsidies.

Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh has expressed his optimism about the prospect of an agreement at this week’s World Trade Organisation negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.

Macra na Feirme has expressed concern on behalf of Irish farmers ahead of this week's World Trade Organisation negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.

IT was like a scene from a James Bond movie at times with protesters scaling cliff sides, racing motorboats across the choppy waters of Lake Garda and firing ear piercing flares into the blue sky.

Thousands of oranges will be dumped on the European Commission’s London doorstep tomorrow in protest against the EU’s farm policy.

Declaring that “pre-emptive wars” are against international law, Germany’s development minister has demanded to know why the world can find billions of dollars for military battles and not millions to fight poverty – “the biggest enemy”.

For Pete Shannon the next two months of his life will be, literally, a beach.