You can now access BBC local news from 39 stations across England, as well as the BBC’s national services for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on your Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant device.
Just say ‘Alexa’ or ‘OK Google’ followed by the relevant phrase below. Or simply say, “Alexa, ask BBC Sounds for local news” to your Alexa-enabled device. You can also listen and subscribe via BBC Sounds by clicking the relevant link:
| BBC National News bulletins | Phrase | Listen in BBC Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| UK News Update | (Play) BBC News | bbc.co.uk/news/av/10318236 |
| BBC News NI Update | (Play) BBC News NI | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08gmyz6 |
| BBC Radio Wales Update | (Play) BBC News for Wales | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08bd438 |
| Bulletin BBC Radio Cymru | (Play) Bulletin BBC Radio Cymru | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08bcwwk |
| BBC Scotland News | (Play) BBC News for Scotland | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08zsyrw |
| Bulletin Radio nan Gàidheal* | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BBC Local News Briefings | Phrase | Listen in BBC Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| BBC CWR Update | (Play) BBC News for CWR | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dv11j |
| BBC Radio Berkshire Update | (Play) BBC News for Berkshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p090tqpp |
| BBC Radio Bristol Update | (Play) BBC News for Bristol | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08m00gv |
| BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Update | (Play) BBC News for Cambridgeshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914mwh |
| BBC Radio Cornwall Update | (Play) BBC News for Cornwall | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914nwz |
| BBC Radio Cumbria Update | (Play) BBC News for Cumbria | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914pk7 |
| BBC Radio Derby Update | (Play) BBC News for Derby | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914q3q |
| BBC Radio Devon Update | (Play) BBC News for Devon | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dy02f |
| BBC Radio Essex Update | (Play) BBC News for Essex | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914v6y |
| BBC Radio Gloucestershire Update | (Play) BBC News for Gloucestershire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914w0y |
| BBC Radio Guernsey Update | (Play) BBC News for Guernsey | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914wp5 |
| BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester Update | (Play) BBC News for Hereford and Worcester | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914x4n |
| BBC Radio Humberside Update | (Play) BBC News for Humberside | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0914xlv |
| BBC Radio Jersey Update | (Play) BBC News for Jersey | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915syp |
| BBC Radio Kent Update | (Play) BBC News for Kent | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915v2s |
| BBC Radio Lancashire Update | (Play) BBC News for Lancashire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915vtp |
| BBC Radio Leeds Update | (Play) BBC News for Leeds | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dv1l4 |
| BBC Radio Leicester Update | (Play) BBC News for Leicester | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08jfsvl |
| BBC Radio Lincolnshire Update | (Play) BBC News for Lincolnshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915wvf |
| BBC Radio London Update | (Play) BBC News for London | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p087fdwt |
| BBC Radio Manchester Update | (Play) BBC News for Manchester | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dtv1q |
| BBC Radio Merseyside Update | (Play) BBC News for Merseyside | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915xkn |
| BBC Radio Newcastle Update | (Play) BBC News for the North East | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08lzz6f |
| BBC Radio Norfolk Update | (Play) BBC News for Norfolk | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915ydn |
| BBC Radio Northampton Update | (Play) BBC News for Northamptonshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915z3m |
| BBC Radio Nottingham Update | (Play) BBC News for Nottingham | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dv29y |
| BBC Radio Oxford Update | (Play) BBC News for Oxford | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0915zvz |
| BBC Radio Sheffield Update | (Play) BBC News for Sheffield | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dy5k6 |
| BBC Radio Shropshire Update | (Play) BBC News for Shropshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p091611g |
| BBC Radio Solent Update | (Play) BBC News for the South | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09161d2 |
| BBC Radio Somerset Update | (Play) BBC News for Somerset | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08dy4zh |
| BBC Radio Stoke Update | (Play) BBC News for Stoke | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p091628x |
| BBC Radio Suffolk Update | (Play) BBC News for Suffolk | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09163g3 |
| BBC Radio Surrey Update | (Play) BBC News for Surrey | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08m4cjz |
| BBC Radio Sussex | (Play) BBC News for Sussex | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0916cqm |
| BBC Radio Tees Update | (Play) BBC News for Radio Tees | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0916dhw |
| BBC Radio Wiltshire Update | (Play) BBC News for Wiltshire | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08lzt2d |
| BBC Radio WM Update | (Play) BBC News for the West Midlands | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08lzsl4 |
| BBC Radio York Update | (Play) BBC News for York | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0916fts |
| BBC Three Counties Radio Update | (Play) BBC News for Three Counties Radio | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08lztnw |