You can make it a php block and use this:

ssi_recentTopics(15);
or

ssi_recentPosts(15);
Change 15 to how many recent posts you want.

You can make it a php block and use this:

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ssi_recentTopics(15);
or

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ssi_recentPosts(15);
Change 15 to how many recent posts you want.

Sorry for the delay in replying properly .. I've been a bit busy.

I've put the code in and it looks quite good. However, I want to change some aspects. Putting it simply it currently displays the following on one line ..

{forum name}  {full post title}  {poster's name}  {full date and time}

This is great etc .. but I'd like to shorten the date to DD/MM/YYYY and leave off the 'AM' or 'PM' from the time, seeing as my forum default uses a 24hr clock. I would like to remove poster's name too. Also, is there a way to limit the number of characters displayed in the post name for when it appears in this block?

The main reason why I want to shorten each line a little is its position in my site's blocks (and how it might effect the design), and also for when the 'new' icon appears which sometimes forces a new line, making this block appear messy.

Any help would be awesome 

Take a look at the ssi examples in the SMF root folder of your forum.

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http://www.yourdomain.com/ssi_examples.php

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http://www.yourforumURL.com/ssi_examples.shtml

Will do, thanks!

The SSI function can return a array with a lot of data.
To see WHAT is returned in the array, you can use follow in a php block:
echo PortaMx_Printvar(ssi_recentTopics(5, null, null, 'array'));