[1] Her roles previously included anchoring Live with Lucy Hockings on BBC World News.
[citation needed] As a reporter, Hockings covered the September 11 attacks, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the death of Pope John Paul II, the 2005 London bombings and the capture of Saddam Hussein.
[3][7] During her earlier presenting days, Hockings said her employers made attempts to "iron out" her accent, and that she was sent to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for "unsuccessful" elocution lessons.
[8] In April 2023, when a new BBC news channel was launched for both UK and international viewers, Hockings became a chief presenter.
[12][13] Hockings' elder brother Liam, who was also a journalist, died in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire.