IPhone 4 battery dies quickly, won't charge properly and is very hot!

Hi, my iPhone 4 won't charge properly and the battery drains really fast plus the handset is very hot. Does it need a new battery?
It just suddenly started happening yesterday before lunch and hasn't been right since! I haven't done any software updates or anything that could cause it. I e tried deleting my mail accounts, turning phone off and re installing them as suggested in one post but that didn't work!
Thanks

Hi emma.s,
You may want to take a look at the Power/Battery section of the following article for more information:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
Regards,
- Brenden

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