world news programme Global is broadcast on Radio 5 Live. 4 April – Radio 5 Live launches a new "Sunday Service of morning political news". 2000s 2000 14 November – The audio relay on DAB of BBC Parliament closes. 2001 No events. 2002 6 April – The Weekend News debuts on Radio 5 Live. The new programme replaces Global. 29 April – Wake Up to Money which had previously been part of Morning Reports, becomes a programme in its own right and is extended from 15 to 30 minutes. Consequently, Morning Reports now broadcasts for 30 minutes. 2002 sees the launch of four new digital spin-off stations, two of which carry news. BBC Radio 1Xtra habits own specific news service called 1Xtra News and BBC Radio 6 Music broadcasts news bulletins at half past the hour. 2003 No events. 2004 No events. 2005 No events. 2006 23 April – The Radio 4 UK Theme is used for the last time, amid controversy over its axing by Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer. It is axed to make way for a 'pacy news briefing'. 2007 29 July – Long-running obituary programme Brief Lives is broadcast on Radio 5 Live for the final time. 12 October – iPM is broadcast for the first time. It airs after the Saturday edition of the main programme. 2008 No events. 2009 9 January – The Midday News is broadcast on Radio 5 Live for the final time. 2010s 2010 5 September – Long running evening news programme The Weekend News ends and is replaced by hour-long programmes, including 5 Live Investigates, Pienaar's Politics and a new business show On the Money. 2011 7 November – The World at One is extended from 30 to 45 minutes. 2012 September – Cuts result in BBC Radio 1Xtra losing its news service 1Xtra News. Instead, the station simulcasts the Newsbeat bulletins broadcast on sister station Radio 1 with bespoke bulletins only broadcast during the weekday breakfast show. 2013 16 May – Debut of Question Time Extra Time on BBC Radio 5 Live. The programme, including an audio broadcast of the evening's edition of BBC One's Question Time, is presented by Stephen Nolan and John Pienaar, who take a look at the topics raised by Question Time. 2014 Wake Up to Money on Radio 5 Live is extended from 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Consequently, Morning Reports is shortened from