This is what's happening with Newsbeat online

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Newsbeat on a mobile phone screen

The BBC has announced a shake-up of its online services and you may have heard that Newsbeat online is changing too.

It will no longer have a standalone site and app.

Instead you'll see more Newsbeat stories on the BBC News website - making it a central part of BBC News online.

This is because data shows millions of you engage directly with BBC News every day.

So the plan is to place stories aimed at younger audiences where those people are already looking.

It all follows last week's government plans for the future of the BBC.

As it was published Culture Secretary John Whittingdale named Radio 1 Newsbeat, external as a BBC service which manages to be both "distinctive and popular".

So why the move?

Newsbeat's online audience has grown by more than 40% in a year.

Up to a million of you are clicking on Newsbeat articles every day.

But BBC audience research shows that 16 to 25-year-olds are finding Newsbeat stories via the main BBC News website, the BBC News app and through shares on social media.

Today's report says audiences "are telling us that, online, BBC News is the brand".

The BBC says the changes will mean readers find Newsbeat's journalism while they are browsing the BBC News main homepage and app.

Where you won't find Newsbeat

Newsbeat won't have a separate site any more - but will feature in a strand of stories on the main BBC News website.

And the Newsbeat app will be phased out as the Newsbeat team focuses on putting its journalism inside the main BBC News app.

Where you will find Newsbeat

Once the changes happen you'll see Newsbeat in the middle of the BBC News homepage. There will also be an index if you want to delve deeper into latest stories.

Newsbeat is on iPlayer where hundreds of thousands of you are watching Newsbeat documentaries every month.

You can watch latest video via the Newsbeat YouTube channe, externall - as well as following us on Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

You will also continue to see Newsbeat stories pop up inside Facebook - in the form of Facebook Instant Articles.

And Newsbeat will be in Birmingham on 14 June hosting a debate on the EU Referendum. You can take part, external.

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How Newsbeat's Facebook Instant Articles look

And, of course, Newsbeat is on Radio 1 and 1Xtra with our news programme at 12.45pm and 5.45pm daily.

The BBC is aiming to bring about all the online changes announced in one year.

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