News and news archives

Each library holds a selection of current local, national and international newspapers.

Journal title search

Search for available newspapers and news magazines - in print and online - by doing a journal title search.

Journal title search

Online newspapers, print and TV news archives

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

  • Extensive collection of more than one thousand newspapers and pamphlets from 1600-1800.
  • Based on a collection at the British Library gathered by Reverend Charles Burney.
  • Coverage: Broad coverage of the humanities, science, and medicine.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

19th Century British Library Newspapers

  • Provides access to national, regional, and local 19th century British newspapers.
  • It includes 48 titles which reflect the social and political developments of the time.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

  • Off-air recording and media archive service.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Cambridge Journals Online

  • Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996.
  • Included in the main library search.

Financial Times via Nexis

  • News, analysis and comment from the online edition of the world’s leading global business publication, the Financial Times.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Guardian and Observer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

  • Online access to The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) newspapers.
  • Easily searchable first coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
  • Included in the main library search.

Independent Local Radio

  • Audio files from four archives of Independent Local Radio from 1973 to 1996.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

News on Screen

  • Database of 180,000 cinemagazine and newsreel stories linked to production documents and films.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Nexis

  • Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers, and worldwide newspapers and magazines.
  • Includes access to the Financial Times.
  • Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

The Times Digital Archive

  • Access to back issues of The Times (London) newspaper online.
  • One of the most highly regarded resources for the study of 18th century history and onward.
  • Included in the main library search.

This Week programmes from 1956-1992

  • Programme information about This Week, the first ITV current affairs series, which ran from January 1956 to December 1992.
  • Includes information about the documentation which supports each programme.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Times Higher Education (THE)

  • A leading source of sector intelligence, news and analysis for global higher education and studying in the UK and abroad.
  • Content includes digital editions of Times Higher Education, news, opinion, features, jobs, events and university rankings.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive

  • A complete online facsimile edition of every issue of one of the most comprehensive literary publications of the 20th century.
  • This digital archive an essential resource for anyone studying, or supporting the study of, modern literature, humanities and culture.
  • NOT included in the main library search.

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