The BBC World Service broadcast on radio and online in 43 languages and have offices and staff around the world including a network of over 250 journalists across the globe and news bureaux in 50 major cities - more than any other broadcaster.

BBC World Service began broadcasting on Hills AM on August 11 2003 and is still going strong. We broadcast BBC World from 11pm to 6am every night and a special BBC news hour from 8am to 9am weekdays. If you're sick of TV news, give it a listen...