News and current affairs
UK national and regional
- Lexis Library
This Library database contains approximately 100 UK newspaper titles, both regional and national. After you have logged in, select 'News' from the options bar at top of the screen. From Sources either select all UK Newspapers or choose a title or titles. You can then do a keyword search. - British Library (BL) Newspaper Collection
The BL holds copies of all print UK and Irish newspapers. Currently 1500 titles are received on a daily or weekly basis and can be accessed in the Reading Rooms. You will need a Readers Pass. - The Independent (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Guardian (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Times (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Daily Express (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Daily Mail (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Daily Mirror (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - The Daily Star (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content. - Evening Standard London (online)
- The Sun (online)
A subscription is needed to access some content.
International
- European Sources Online
Provides information about the European Union, European institutions, regions and countries. - OnlineNewspapers.com
Wide range of titles carrying news and current affairs from many regions and countries. Some archives available. - Worldwide News in English
Online British newspapers on the Internet, together with international newspapers with English versions, international news links and sites.
Historical
- British Newspaper Archive
Contains over 12 million pages of full text newspaper content, dating back to 1800. Access is via the payment of credits, but access to the digitised Archive is free within the British Library’s reading rooms if you register once there. You will need a Readers Pass. - Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Over 10 million pages of digitized historic newspaper content dating from 1836 to 1922. - The European Library: Newspapers
Facsimile reproductions of European newspapers from the 19th century to early 20th century. Over ten million pages of content. - Financial Times Historical Archives: 1888-2010
Access to the online archive is available free of charge in the British Library’s Reading Rooms. You will need a Readers Pass. You can also access this resource for free in Westminster Reference Library, a specialist reference library open to everyone. - South Eastern Gazette Archive: 1852-1912
The South Eastern Gazette (1852-1912), formerly the Maidstone Gazette, was a major regional title for the south-east of England, covering much of the South-East of England from East Hampshire through to Surrey and Sussex to South Essex and parts of London. This archive covers topics from transport to technology, health and education, crime and politics. - Times Digital Archive
Full text facsimile editions of The Times newspaper from 1785-2009. You can access this resource remotely if you join an Idea Store or public library in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets or any public library in the London Borough of Islington.
The Times Digital Archive can also be accessed in the British Library’s Reading Rooms. You will need a Readers Pass. - Trove
Digitized newspaper archive of Australian newspapers dating back to 1803.
Broadcasts and news
- BoB National: Box of Broadcasts
This Library resource contains an archive of a million television and radio programmes, including news and current affairs. Includes some content from BBC News, Russia Today, Sky News, Al Jazeera, and CNN. - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News
- Aljazeera
News and analysis from the Middle East and worldwide. - BBC News
- CNN
US-based international news channel. - Common Dreams News Centre
Breaking news and views from the progressive community. A non-profit independent news centre created in 1997 as a new media model. - NewsIsFree
Collates breaking news from a variety of online sources. - NewsNow
Breaking news from various online sources. - Reuters
International news agency.
Alternative press
- Independent Voices
Includes over one million pages from magazines, journals and newsletters of the alternative press spanning the 1960s to the 1980s.