Newspapers
The library has a large collection of UK and international newspapers, including many current publications and historic archives.
Use Library Search to find the title you are interested in.
When searching, it may be helpful to put the title in inverted commas, eg "north china herald".
Library Search will indicate the years available, and whether the library has the newspaper in print or provides online access.
Historic newspaper archives
The library gives you access to the following online newspaper archives:
- African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2
- African Newspapers: The British Library Collection
- Black historical newspapers
- British Library Newspapers Parts I-VI, 1746-1950
- Caribbean Newspapers, Series I: 1718-1876
- Chinese Historical Newspapers, 1832-1953
- Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2016
- Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2015
- Financial Times Global News London, 1888-2016
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
- The Guardian, 1821-2003
- Hongkong News Online, 1941-1945
- Independent Historical Archive, 1986-2016
- Irish Times and the Weekly Irish Times, 1859-2020
- Izvestiia Digital Archive
- Leftist Newspapers and Periodicals
- The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
- Mirror Historical Archive, 1903-2000
- The New York Times Archive, 1851-2018
- Nineteenth Century US Newspapers
- North China Herald Online, 1850-1940s
- The Observer, 1791-2003
- Picture Post Historical Archive,1938-1957
- Pravda Digital Archive, 1912-2014
- RetroNews
- Rand Daily Mail, 1902-1985
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
- South China Morning Post, 1903-2001
- South Eastern Gazette, 1852-1912
- The Sunday Times Historical Archive, 1822-2021
- Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2016
- Times Digital Archive, 1785-2012
- TLS (Times Literary Supplement) Historical Archive, 1902-2013
- Times of India, 1838-2010
- Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900
Current newspapers
You have online access to Factiva (global news publications), the Financial Times (information on accessing the Financial Times) and the Lexis Plus and Westlaw services. You can also access current and archival newspaper content from over 2300 major world newspapers via Gale OneFile: News.
Use PressReader to access thousands of the world's top newspapers and magazines as they are published. Please read our guide to find out how to access and use PressReader on the web and via the App.
The Lexis+ and Westlaw are primarily legal databases, but also provide access to a range of sources, including UK national and regional newspapers, international newspapers and newswires, and foreign language news. Many of these sources are not listed in Library Search.
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Coverage | Includes Times (London) - access to most full-text articles from 1985 to present (although some freelance content is excluded). Complements the Times Digital Archive. Regional and local newspapers with excellent coverage of UK regional papers such as Bristol (Evening) Post. |
Includes a significant range of national newspapers and newswires, regional newspapers, international newspapers and newswires of business, trade and industry. UK national newspapers include Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Evening Standard, Guardian, Independent and the Economist. |
International news source from Dow Jones covering 200 countries in 28 languages. Includes full-text of newspapers such as The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, El País, La Repubblica and many others. Also includes newswires (e.g. Reuters, Dow Jones), magazines (e.g. Forbes, Newsweek), TV and radio podcasts, major news websites, and company reports. |
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Printed newspapers
A small selection of print newspapers are also available in our libraries, including:
- Times Higher Education (Chemistry Library and Education Library, with some older issues held in the Research Reserve)
- Times Educational Supplement (Education Library, with some older issues held in the Research Reserve on microfilm)
Further resources
Many newspapers, magazines and periodicals are also available in the local public libraries, and especially in the Central Library on College Green.
Accessing the Financial Times
Information on accessing and using the Financial Times, including registering for account, using the Financial Times app and other advanced features.
Accessing PressReader
Access thousands of the world's top newspapers and magazines as they are published via the Library's subscription.
Black historical newspapers
The library provides you with access to several historical archives of newspapers with a particular focus on Black history.
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.