BBC News Online

BBC News Online
BBC News Online homepage (as it appears to British viewers) in February 2024
Type of site
News
Available in32 languages
OwnerBBC
URL
AdvertisingYes (International edition only)
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired for some services
Launched4 November 1997 (1997-11-04)
Current statusOnline
OCLC number50165437

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the public-service British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for newsgathering and production. It is "Britain's most popular online news destination", used by 62% of the country's internet users for news. There is also an international edition of the site which receives 1.2 billion monthly website visits worldwide, making it is one of the most popular news websites globally.

The website contains global news coverage, as well as British, entertainment, science, lifestyle and political news, by the BBC's digital editorial team. Many reports are accompanied by audio and video from the BBC's television and radio news services, while the latest TV and radio bulletins are also available to view or listen to on the site together with other current affairs programmes. The website's text output is also fed to BBC Red Button.

The domestic version of BBC News Online is closely linked to its sister department website, that of BBC Sport. Both sites follow similar layout and content options and respective journalists work alongside each other. Location information provided by users is also shared with the website of BBC Weather to provide local content.