There is a selection of news databases offered by Brunel University London and external sources. This guide highlights some specific newspaper databases. The 'Search All' option on Brunel's Library homepage can also be used to search for newspaper articles. If you have problems logging in or searching any of these resources, please ask a member of staff at our Help Desk, or alternatively contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.
A number of full-text digital news archives can be accessed remotely via registration with local public library services. Commonly, you may register with any borough's public library service regardless of where you live in the UK. Examples in the London area include:
Hillingdon public libraries subscribe to the following full-text news service:
Westminster City Council Libraries subscribe to the following full-text news services:
The British Library Newspaper Collections
Formerly held in Colindale, North London, the BL newspaper collections have been transferred to Boston Spa, West Yorkshire. However, a 'Newsroom' is now open at the St Pancras site providing microfilm copies of the 15 most highly used newspaper titles which are available on open-access shelves and also included are 40 digital microfilm readers. Print newspapers stored in the National Newspapers Building take 48 hours to arrive at the Newsroom or the Boston Spa Reading Room. Microfilm newspapers are delivered to the Newsroom at St Pancras within 70 minutes of request. Microfilm is currently not available to order to the Boston Spa Reading Room.
The following UK newspapers date back as follows, available via Nexis and Lexis Library - select 'News' in the menu bar:
See the databases listed below and also the section titled 'Public library newspaper databases' for information on accessing alternative UK historical news content dating back through the centuries.
Nexis Advance UK provides access to full text access to regional, national and international newspapers, business trade journals, company reports and country reports. (The New platform for Nexis UK was launched on 5 September 2019. This database was previously called LexisNexis Business and News). Lexis Advance also provides full text access to international cases, legislation and journals and some news from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and United States of America.
Provides full text coverage to regional business news press, predominately covering the United States (Washington Post, etc.), but also including some sources from the rest of the world such as the Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Le Monde, and Mail on Sunday.
The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media. The 700 or so bound volumes of newspapers and news pamphlets were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.