BBC.co.uk in pictures The BBC website homepage has been through numerous relaunches over the past decade or so, with its branding switching from BBC Online to BBCi and now bbc.co.uk Tweet One of the BBC's earliest web pages in April 1997 Photograph: Public domain By July 1998, the design had been lightened and made easier to read Photograph: Public domain The longstanding central news column had appeared by August 2000 Photograph: Public domain The September 11 attacks tested the popularity of online news Photograph: Public domain November 2001 saw the site smartened up, with more plugs to entertainment Photograph: Public domain The site was faster and slicker by November 2002 Photograph: Public domain The new bbc.co.uk logo graced the site by May 2004 Photograph: Public domain October 2005, three months after several smaller sections, including Cult, are cut from the site Photograph: Public domain By January 2006, the budget for bbc.co.uk has reached £72m for the year Photograph: Public domain Little changes on the site by March 2007, though the logo is ditched in favour of the more versatile BBC squares Photograph: Public domain A trial version of an overhauled, customisable bbc.co.uk is rolled out in December 2007, with a full launch in February 2008 Photograph: Public domain The bbc.co.uk is heavily criticised by the trust in May 2008 after management went over budget by 48% to £110m Photograph: Public domain