How to beat Facebook’s news feed changes and keep up with your favourite newspapers

Facebook has made some massive changes this week which have left a lot of people feeling unsettled.

The social network has changed the way it presents your news feed so that status updates from friends and families float to the top.

This means posts from your favourite newspapers, blogs, celebrities or organisations will not necessarily jump out like they used to.

So if you want to keep up with all the latest gossip, you'll have to follow one simple piece of advice.

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How to make sure your favourite Facebook accounts appear on your news feed on your mobile device

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There's a very easy way of taking control over Facebook's news feed.

Just click the "following" button, which will say "like" if you haven't chosen to follow the page just yet.

This will show you three icons showing the various options.

Click "see first" to make sure you get to look at all the posts from this account.

If you've opted to follow our Facebook page, this simple tip will mean The Sun will always rise when you load up Facebook.

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Against, just go to the page of whatever newspaper or organisation you wish to follow more closely and click the button which says "like" or "liked", which will appear slightly differently depending on whether you've already liked it already.

This will give you a drop down menu entitled "in your news feed". You should then select "see first".

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Now your chosen page will appear at the top of your feed.

Why has Facebook changed the news feed?

"When we launched news feed in 2006, it was hard to imagine the challenge we now face: far too much information for any one person to consume," wrote Adam Mosseri, vice president of product management.

"In the decade since, more than a billion people have joined Facebook, and today they share a flood of stories every day. That’s why stories in News Feed are ranked — so that people can see what they care about first, and don’t miss important stuff from their friends."

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Facebook will learn from your choices, so it you look at a certain person's photos, they will always appear at the top of your feed. Content from friends and family will then appear at the top as the social network figures out which people you interact with the most.

Mosseri added: "Our top priority is keeping you connected to the people, places and things you want to be connected to — starting with the people you are friends with on Facebook.

"That’s why if it’s from your friends, it’s in your feed, period — you just have to scroll down. To help make sure you don’t miss the friends and family posts you are likely to care about, we put those posts toward the top of your news feed."