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Sony announces PlayStation 4 console

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:32
Sony announces the fourth generation of its PlayStation games console featuring a new controller and a "supercharged" processor.

VIDEO: Japan suspends annual whale hunt

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:29
Anti-whaling groups are claiming victory after the Japanese whaling fleet suspended its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean.

Religious TV show ‘risking lives’

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:10
African charities condemn satellite TV programmes filmed in London that encourage viewers to believe they have been cured of life-threatening illnesses through the "miracle" power of prayer.

VIDEO: Third day for Pistorius bail battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 22:04
The bail hearing for South African paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is due to enter its third day.

Japan hangs three death row inmates

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:38
Japan hangs three death-row inmates, in the first executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

PlayStation 4: Reaction from the web

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:37
Not seeing, but still believing? The web reaction to Sony's new PS4

Brits 2013: The real winners and losers

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:20
14 alternative prizes rewarding the best and worst of the Brit Awards

India strike enters second day

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 21:03
A strike called by India's trade unions over the government's economic reforms enters its second day.

VIDEO: Facebook boss wants 'more heroes'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 20:50
Some of the world's richest internet entrepreneurs, including Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, have awarded 11 disease researchers $3m (£1.9m) each.

Third day for Pistorius bail battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 19:38
The bail hearing for South African paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is due to enter its third day.

Community sentences 'ineffective'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 19:26
More than three-quarters of criminals sent to prison in England and Wales last year had at least one previous community sentence, figures show.

New £1.5bn port a 'game changer'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 19:26
A new £1.5bn container port will be a "game changer" by providing quicker access to south east England, it is claimed.

Boris Johnson makes Eastleigh visit

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 18:43
Boris Johnson joins the Eastleigh by-election battle, declaring "it is a Conservative's constitutional duty to kick the Liberal Democrats".

Mystery bodies inquiries go global

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 18:17
Eight cases of unidentified bodies across the Thames Valley generate new lines of inquiry across Canada, Europe and England.

Dreamliner cash lifts Qantas profits

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 18:13
Qantas profits have risen, boosted by compensation from Boeing after it cancelled 787 orders and amid narrowing losses on its international operations.

Mosquitoes 'ignore insect repellent'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 17:56
The widely used insect repellent Deet appears to be losing its effectiveness against mosquitoes, scientists say.

Endangered sharks return 'home'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 17:45
Oceanic whitetip sharks return home to protected Bahamas waters, surprising scientists.

Domestic worker 'beaten and raped'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 17:26
An woman brought to London to work as a domestic worker was beaten, raped and threatened at knifepoint, a court hears.

Italian poll rivals' media battle

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 17:23
Italian poll rivals' on-screen and off-air antics

VIDEO: Who will win at the Oscars?

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-20 17:13
Talking Movies' Tom Brook predicts who will be going home with the top awards.

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