7 December 2011 Last updated at 08:26 ET

BBC News on social networks

BBC News maintains a number of official accounts on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.

These include regularly updated feeds of the latest news stories as well as insight and analysis from our correspondents and reporters.

And we will continue to update this page as and when we have new or revised accounts to include, or accounts currently listed are closed.

All accounts listed on this page are published in line with the BBC's Editorial Guidelines on use of social networking.

Latest news from the BBC

On Facebook

BBC News

BBC World News

On Twitter

BBC Breaking News on Twitter @BBCBreaking

Breaking news alerts and developments on major stories

BBC News on Twitter @BBCNews

Stories, features and updates on stories of interest to a UK audience

BBC Global News on Twitter @BBCWorld

Stories, features and updates on stories of interest to a worldwide audience

Correspondents and Reporters

Rory Cellan-Jones @BBCRoryCJ

Technology Correspondent

Robert Peston @Peston

Business Editor

Stephanie Flanders @BBCStephanie

Economics Editor

Torin Douglas @BBCTorinD

Media Correspondent

Jonathan Amos @BBCAmos

Science Correspondent

Peter Hunt @BBCPeterHunt

Royal Correspondent

Hugh Pym @BBCHughPym

Chief Economics Correspondent

Kim Ghattas @BBCKimGhattas

US State Department Correspondent

Emma Simpson @BBCEmmaSimpson

Business Correspondent

Fergus Walsh @BBCFergusWalsh

Medical Correspondent

Tim Reid @TimReidBBC

Westminster Political Correspondent, BBC Scotland

Gavin Hewitt @BBCGavinHewitt

Europe Editor

Barbara Plett @BBCBarbaraPlett

United Nations Correspondent

Mark Mardell @BBCMarkMardell

North America Editor

David Bond @DavidBondBBC

Sports Editor

Mark Simpson @BBCMarkSimpson

Ireland Correspondent

Mark Easton @BBCMarkEaston

Home Editor

Daniel Sandford @BBCDanielS

Moscow Correspondent

James Landale @BBCJLandale

Deputy Political Editor

Norman Smith @BBCNormanS

Chief Political Correspondent

Karen Allen @BBCKarenAllen

Southern Africa Correspondent

Alastair Leithead @BBCaleithead

Los Angeles Correspondent

Ian Pannell @ianpannellbbc

North America Correspondent

Sanjoy Majumder @BBCSanjoyM

India Correspondent

Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC

Home Affairs Correspondent

Danny Shaw @DannyShawBBC

Home Affairs Correspondent

Andrew Harding @BBCAndrewH

Africa Correspondent

Pallab Ghosh @BBCPallab

Science Correspondent

Richard Black @BBCRBlack

Environment Correspondent

Stephen Smith @StephenSmithBBC

Culture Correspondent, Newsnight

Paul Mason @paulmasonnews

Economics Editor, Newsnight

Allegra Stratton @BBCAllegra

Political Editor, Newsnight

Tim Whewell @BBCTimWhewell

Correspondent, Newsnight

Presenters

Jon Sopel @BBCJonSopel

Reporter and host of the Politics Show

Lyse Doucet @BBCLyseDoucet

Presenter BBC World News and World Service Newshour

Tim Willcox @BBCTimWillcox

Presenter and reporter for BBC News and BBC World News

Babita Sharma @Babitabbc

Presenter BBC News & BBC World

Karin Gianonne @BBCKarinG

BBC News & World News presenter

George Alagiah @bbcalagiah

BBC News presenter

Mishal Husain @mishalhusainbbc

BBC News & World News presenter

Mike Embley @bbcmikeembley

BBC World presenter

Zeinab Badawi @bbczeinabbadawi

Presenter, World News Today

Tanya Beckett @bbctanyabeckett

Business presenter, BBC World News

David Eades @bbcdavideades

Presenter, BBC World News and The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4

Nik Gowing @bbcnikgowing

BBC World News Presenter

Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins

Presenter of World Have Your Say

Katty Kay @kattykaybbc

Washington Correspondent and anchor for BBC World News America

Programmes

Today Radio 4's flagship news programme

@r4today | The Today Programme on Facebook

Newsnight TV news and current affairs, weekdays 2230 on BBC Two

@BBCNewsnight | Newsnight on Facebook

Breakfast From the BBC Breakfast team

@BBCBreakfast | BBC Breakfast on Facebook

Click @BBCClick

The BBC's flagship technology show

The Daily Politics @Daily_Politics

TV show on weekdays at 1200, and 1130 on Wednesdays on BBC Two

This Week @BBCThisWeek

TV political show on BBC One, starting at 11.35pm most Thursdays with Andrew Neil and Michael Portillo along with political and celebrity guests

Democracy Live @BBCDemLive

BBC Parliament and Democracy Live: pure politics from the BBC

Question Time @BBCQuestionTime

The BBC's flagship political debate programme. Use #bbcqt in your tweets to get involved in the discussion

See also

The Record Europe on Facebook

Subjects and topics

London 2012 For all the latest from the BBC in the build up to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

@BBCLondon2012 | BBC London 2012 on Facebook

Business For news from the BBC Business Unit

@BBCBusiness | BBC Business News on Facebook

Politics @BBCPolitics

For political news from the BBC team based at Westminster

Magazine The website Magazine section

@BBC_Magazine | BBC News Magazine on Facebook

Have Your Say @BBC_HaveYourSay

Your way to get in direct contact with the BBC newsroom and alert us to newsworthy material