Although the Library's online news resources are strongest for the UK, we do also provide access to a range of historic and contemporary international news resources. Our most comprehensive non-UK historic resources are from the USA, and you can see these in 'The Americas' section below. The availability of historic newspaper archives depends very much on digitisation programmes in the country concerned. In terms of contemporary news, nearly all international newspapers have their own web site, but you are unlikely to find free access to their entire archive. However, the Nexis database enables you to search across thousands of newspapers, news magazines and newswires from across the world (though primarily Europe and the USA), dating back to the 1990s to the present day (precise date coverage varies by title). You can search in various ways: by country, language, or search an individual newspaper.
A collection of fully searchable 18th and 19th century Caribbean newspapers, covering 140 titles from 22 islands. The resource chronicles the region’s history through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other news items. Essential sources for researching colonial history, the Atlantic slave trade, international commerce and relations, New World slavery, and related topics.
A selection of full-text, historic newspaper pages, covering the period 1789-1963. The collection includes content from nearly every state and territory in the United States.
Digitised content of newspaper titles from across all 50 states and the district of Columbia, documenting the daily life of diverse American communities in the 19th Century,
Full text archive of American newspaper, Harper's Weekly. Dating from 1857-1912, the archive covers topics including the American Civil War era, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age.
Online access to several American newspaper collections from the Civil War period, including Godey's Lady's Book, The Liberator and the New York Herald.
Fully digitized backfile of The New York Times newspaper archive. Dating from 1857 - 2021, the fully searchable archive includes all news articles, editorials, obituaries, marriage and birth announcements, reviews, and advertisements.
Search across local and major UK and international newspapers, business and industry trade magazines, business news, company information, press agencies and magazines from 1990s to present day, in various languages. Coverage is text only, and doesn’t include additional content such as images, layout, or adverts.
Digitised collection of Austrian newspapers and magazines from 1810-1935.
Digitised archive of Irish regional and national newspaper titles from the 17th century to date.
Search across local and major UK and international newspapers, business and industry trade magazines, business news, company information, press agencies and magazines from 1990s to present day, in various languages. Coverage is text only, and doesn’t include additional content such as images, layout, or adverts.