Please donate at www.bbc.co.uk A new sketch featuring Smithy at the awards event of the sporting year.

January 22, 2010 on BBC Newsnight: The UK government has announced a ban on the export to Iraq and Afghanistan of some so-called "bomb detectors". It follows an investigation by the BBC's Newsnight programme which found that one type of "detector" made by a British company cannot work. The Iraqi government has spent $85m on the ADE-651 and there are concerns that they have failed to stop bomb attacks that have killed hundreds of people. The ban on the ADE-651 and other similar devices starts next week. via www.AtheistMedia.com -

About the programme: www.bbc.co.uk Hungry Venus flytraps snap shut on a host of unfortunate flies. But, despite its name, flies arent the flytrap's only meal. As long as its prey is roughly the right size and touches two of its hairs within twenty seconds, the plant will dine on any insect or spider that comes its way. Glands in the lobes then secrete enzymes that break the dinner down into a digestible soup. Ten days later, the trap pops open to reveal nothing but a dried out husk.

About the programme: www.bbc.co.uk Three-foot nemertean worms and carnivorous sea stars prowl the Antarctic in search of flesh. Finding a dead seal, the sea stars inject it with digestive juices ... then suck it up like soup.

Facebook.com - Become a Fan! Twitter.com - Follow Us! Visit the official site: dragonquest.nintendo.com Joslyn Davis stopped by the Wired Cafe at Comic-Con in San Diego to talk to Nintendo's Bill to get info on the new DS game Dragon Quest IX.

nintendo3dsblog.com Yep, we're finally going to know the release date and price of the Nintendo 3DS...but we still have to wait a couple of months. On September 29 Nintendo will hold an event and reveal all the juicy details. ...I'd be very surprised if they don't announce a 2010 release date.

www.wiinintendo.net The 3DS DOES NOT show up in "3D" on camera, you have to see it in person, please visit the URL above to get our written hands on. I got some hands-on with several Nintendo 3DS titles and demos. The basic tech demo shown after Nintendo's press conference was really cool, and it did a good job of showing the basic features of the new top screen and its 3D abilities. The best of the screenshots they showed was Zelda. After trying it on the show floor, I got my hands on ten more titles. Samurai Warriors was good. It did not go overboard with the 3D, but it felt natural. The controls were not the best, but it is only a demo. Kingdom Hearts was only a video, but it looked all right at best. Ridge Racer allowed me to actually race, which felt pretty good, but it played with my eyes a bit. I used the analog slider, which felt great. I was also able to briefly check out Resident Evil, Animal Crossing, Metal Gear Solid, Paper Mario, The Sims 3, and Kid Icarus demos. They all looked great, but because of time, I had to move on to other titles. I cannot wait to see the final products. The last demo I was able to try was an augmented reality shooter. It reminded me of System Flaw, as I was moving the 3DS around in real life to shoot spaceships with my face on them. While this was just a demo, it did prove that the 2 cameras on the front work great together to create a wonderful looking 3D environment, despite their 0.3 megpixels. Overall, the 3DS looked great, and <b>...</b>

Since you can't see the 3D effects, check out this dramatic reenactment.