The British Newspaper Archive (BNA) is the main resource for viewing digitised UK local and regional newspapers.
Nearly 90 million pages of fully searchable content are available covering over 2,000 newspaper titles from every region of the United Kingdom. The site grows daily as new images are added. A list of newspaper titles included is available to view on the site. The coverage includes titles from most UK cities and all regions of the UK and Ireland.
Full text searching is available throughout the archive, and it is searchable by date, title and keywords. Users can refine their search by geographic region and to focus on article type, such as:
You can access this service for free on your own device when you’re in our Reading Rooms. Register for the BNA or use your existing login if you're already registered, and connect to our WiFi to access.
Please note, as this is a subscription service you won't be able to access it for free from home.
You can still subscribe as an individual to use the resource on your own computer outside the Library.