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, between February 2010 and December 2012. The programme was launched as part of a network-wide refresh and was presented by

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. The programme aired at 17:00 GMT (17:00 BST in the summer) for 90 minutes. ''The Hub'' replaced an edition of ''

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'' and served as a news 'nerve centre' for

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and the

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, providing both the headlines, and detailed analysis of the global news agenda. An edition of ''

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'' followed the programme. The programme aired its last edition on 21 December 2012 and was replaced by ''Global'' on 14 January 2013.

Former presenters

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(Main presenter, 2010–2012) * Jonathan Charles (2010–2011) *

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(2010–2012) *

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(2010–2012) *Peter Dobbie (2010–2012) *

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(2010–2012) *

Philippa Thomas Philippa Thomas (born 22 November 1965) is a television newsreader and journalist, both domestic and foreign, at the BBC and a chief news presenter at BBC World News, presenting evening bulletins on BBC News Channel and BBC World News. She is ...

(2010–2012) *

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(2010–2012) *

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(2010–2012)

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