These databases are updated daily and can be used to search UK and international news from the 1980s onwards. You can search within one publication or save time by searching across a range of sources.
Nexis UK and Factiva let you access newspapers which are normally restricted by paywalls, such as The Times (London) and the New York Times.
Full-text coverage of national, regional and international news from a range of sources including newswires. Updated daily and with many titles having a 20 year archive, useful for current affairs and seeing how topics have been reported.
Accessibility statement for Nexis UK
Articles generally have no formatting or images.
Limitation - Users may print and download for personal use only single copies of up to ten documents in Full Text Format from the results of one search.
Users are prohibited from downloading substantial parts of the database and materials cannot be stored for longer than 90 days.
Nexis cannot be used for any non-academic purposes and text data mining is not permitted.
For further information please see Library Services’ Online Resource Policy.
The right to retrieve and store machine-readable copies of Materials is limited to the retrieval of a single copy of a reasonable portion of the Materials included in any individual file of the Online Services using the downloading commands of the Online Services or your web browser software and storage of that copy in machine readable form for no more than 90 days, primarily for one person’s exclusive use, to the extent the storage of those Materials is not further limited or prohibited by the Additional Terms.
Offers full text from a range of sources including international newspapers, trade publications and magazines. Many titles have a 20 year archive and content is updated daily, making it useful for business, industry news and reports.
Accessibility statement for Factiva
Articles generally have no formatting or images.Please note that the length of time to store a single copy of downloaded materials from this resource in machine readable form is limited to 30 days only. Text data mining is not permitted within our Factiva UK licence. The right to retrieve and store machine-readable copies of Materials is limited to the retrieval of a single copy of a reasonable portion of the Materials included in any individual file of the Online Services using the downloading commands of the Online Services or your web browser software and storage of that copy in machine readable form for no more than 30 days, primarily for one person’s exclusive use, to the extent the storage of those Materials is not further limited or prohibited by the Additional Terms.
British weekly magazine of news and opinion, covering world politics, economics, business finance, science and technology. Full-text available from June 1997 to present.
Accessibility statement for Economist.com
The Economist Online also offers a variety of web-only content, including blogs, debates and audio/video programmes. Access is sponsored by The Worshipful Company of International Bankers.
Access global reporting, commentary and culture through nytimes.com and The New York Times News app. NYT Games, NYT Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic also available.
Accessibility statement for New York Times
Limitation - Registration required. Please use your City email to sign up and activate a digital pass before using this resource. For help with registration to access The New York Times please see these instructions.
Nexis UK offers several powerful search options for its newspaper database.
To search all news sources, select the 'News' link in the 'Search' tab at the top of the screen:
You can then either run a basic search for your search terms, or select 'Advanced Search' to build a more complex search. The Advanced Search will allow you to:
To search one specific paper or news source:
You can then either run a basic search for your search terms, or select 'Advanced Search' to build a more complex search. The Advanced Search will allow you to:
To search two or more specific papers or news sources:
You can then either run a basic search for your search terms, or select 'Advanced Search' to build a more complex search. The Advanced Search will allow you to:
Nexis UK provides a guide to searching Nexis UK on their database that covers the different search functions. Alternatively, for personalised help with your specific search needs, book an appointment with City's Arts Subject Librarian.
BBC Monitoring is a division of the BBC which monitors, and reports on, mass media worldwide. Content is updated daily.
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Daily Mail Historical Archive
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Economist Historical Archive
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes adverts, market listings etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Financial Times Historical Archive
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Historical Newspapers:The Guardian and the Observer, 1791-2003
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Independent Historical Archive
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for New York Times Archive
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Sunday Times Historical Archives
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Telegraph Historical Archive
This archive includes both The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph (launched in 1961).
Fully searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Times Digital Archive
See also: Sunday Times Digital Archive.
Searchable and browsable digital archive. Includes images, adverts etc in addition to text.
Accessibility statement for Washington Post
Gale Primary Sources is a dynamic search platform which allows you to cross-search the content of The Daily Mail Historical Archive, The Times Digital Archive, The Sunday Times Historical Archive, The Telegraph Historical Archive, The Independent Historical Archive, The Financial Times Historical Archive and The Economist Historical Archive.
You can print, email, and download your search results, and you can create an account with Primary Sources to save and tag your research.
Online database of rock music writing. Sourced from the pages of the music and mainstream press, it is a library of articles (reviews, interviews, features and more) from the early 1960s right up to the present day.
Accessibility statement for Rock's Backpages