Welcome to the BBC News website - the best of BBC News on the Web and an unrivalled resource of authoritative fact and comment. We want to help you to get the most out of our site. Use the links below to find out more about us.

You have a choice of two versions - the UK version, and the international version - with a more international feel.

First time users will be automatically directed to a version based on their geographical location. You can change between UK and international versions at any time, whether you are inside or outside the UK, by selecting the version you want from the choice offered at the top of every page.

Clicking on any of the lists on the left takes you to that section's homepage.

Several sections are then split into sub-sections.

Most of the sections also contains invitations to "Have Your Say" on the latest news and action plus an Archive of older events.

Lower down on the left are links to our Sport and Weather sites and additional services such as our 'Have Your Say' interactive forums.

On the right side there are links to our audio and video content.

Across the middle and at the bottom of the homepages are background links to topical features, online debates and competitions.

Users of the graphics version of the site can search the site by entering keywords in the box at the top right of the page. For detailed information see Searching our archive in the Help section.