# LBC: UK, World & Breaking News

> Live Radio, Politics & Podcast

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id297700808](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id297700808)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id297700808`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Global Media & Entertainment Limited
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (242 ratings)
- **Version:** 178.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2009-01-16
- **Size:** 190 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lbc-uk-world-breaking-news/id297700808)
- **Website:** [http://www.lbc.co.uk/](http://www.lbc.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.lbc.co.uk/privacy-policy/](http://www.lbc.co.uk/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**LBC: UK, World & Breaking News** keeps you informed with breaking UK and global news, political analysis, business and technology coverage. Read articles, watch reports, listen to live radio and catch up on podcasts including *The News Agents*.

Personalise your news feed, follow the topics that matter most and receive push notifications for important headlines. Hear leading voices including Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Andrew Marr, Lewis Goodall and more. The app also provides access to a wide range of Global radio stations, including Capital, Classic FM, Heart, Smooth and Radio X.

## Rankings

- #96,720 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise LBC for its engaging presenters, balanced UK talk, and overall content quality, making it a go-to radio app with strong live and on-demand options. However, multiple reviews highlight significant reliability problems—crashes and instability, download failures, and playback issues—along with dissatisfaction over the new ad-supported model that inserts ads (including video overlays) and removes the paid, ad-free podcast option.

### Pros

- Strong, diverse hosts/presenters delivering balanced UK talk
- High-quality content and brand credibility; widely praised as top radio app
- On-demand/offline listening and podcast availability
- Engaging live talk with access to UK-focused discussions

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues across devices/OS versions
- Ads in podcasts and video overlays; removal of paid ad-free option
- Podcast download/playback reliability issues (downloads fail or won't re-download)

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