News feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the news feeds themselves are pushed down on to your internet browser, rather than relying on you to visit our site each time to check to see if a new news item has been created. This method means that is quicker and easier to stay up to date with news from websites that offer this service.

If you click on the “Subscribe to news” button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways. Some browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for updated news feeds for you and then allow you to view any of the specific news items without having to visit the website.

How to subscribe using Internet Explorer

When you subscribe to the news feed it is added to your Favorites Center. You can organise your feeds in folders in a similar fashion to bookmarks. The default folder is called Feeds.

1. Click on “Subscribe to news” on the appropriate divisional page.

2. In the yellow text box at the top, click Subscribe to this feed.



3. In the Internet Explorer dialog box, click Subscribe.



4. The news feed will now appear in Favorites, Feeds.



By default, IE will check for new feed content daily. You can adjust that time setting by right clicking the feed in the Feeds section of the Favorites Center. You can also mouse-over the feed and view when it was last updated. A refresh icon will appear to the right if you want an immediate update.

How to subscribe using Firefox

1. Click on “Subscribe to news” on the appropriate divisional page.

2. In the Firefox dialog box, click Add.



3. The news feed will now appear in the Bookmarks menu.

For any other internet browsers, please read their specific help topics.