Out of all news websites of present day, BBC News Online is a quite familiar name. It is well known for presenting accurate news. People also rely on it as this website feature news regarding all major issues and current situation of the world. It is also referred as BBC News Website. This is the website of renowned BBC News, which is responsible for both news gathering and also production of those news. BBC News Online is the most renowned news website of United Kingdom. It is not only popular in UK but also throughout the world which average to about 15 million viewers every month. The main reason behind the popularity of BBC News Online is their extensive coverage of international news including entertainment, political news and various news on politics. Most of the reports of BBC News Online have also audio as well as video presentations from the services of television and news services of radio of BBC. The latest bulletins of radio and television are also presented on the website. You will also able to view various programs on current affair in this particular website. BBC News Online was launched in the year 1997 on the month of November. The founding editor of BBC News Online was Mike Smartt who was also the head of this website. Matt Jones was the designer when the site was first launched and it has redesigned quite a number of times. It was redesigned in a major way in 2003. Pete Clifton took the charge from Smartt who became the head of News Interactive of BBC. As BBC News Online present news from all over the world, there are principally 2 editions of BBC News Online. The UK edition of BBC News Online are basically stories from UK, whereas, the world edition of BBC News Online present news from allover the world. The Special Reports section of BBC News Online contains articles from nows stories which are of major concern. Another section named, 'Week at a Glance' is for the top news of last 7 days. Along with news articles, this site also have materials which support the news along with factual programs and current affairs. You can also debate on the issues published in BBC News Online in 'Have Your Say' section. The television and radio programs are also linked with the same name. For more detailed understanding of a particular issue, visit 'Special Reports' section. This comes along with some articles which explains the issue and also diagrams to make it more understandable. From the month of May in the year 2007, this online version of BBC News, has become live on the UK edition of this website