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Best online newspaper subscription for UK?
« on: Saturday 25 December 21 23:33 GMT (UK) »
What online outlet should I choose to subscribe to, given my relations are mostly/exclusively Liverpool centric, but Irish by nationality? UK newspapers?

I think I've found all records that Ancestry.com has available.

Many thanks.

You folks on here have been very insightful in the past.

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Re: Best online newspaper subscription for UK?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 December 21 04:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi CanKan,

Before shelling out for a sub, why not take a look at the Google News Archive, Wikipedia's list of online newspaper archives - and what your public library might have on offer? Having said that, the best paid-for resource is the British Newspaper Archive...but even that has free access options, as explained below. 

GOOGLE NEWS ARCHIVE
https://news.google.com/newspapers

WIKIPEDIA
List of online newspaper archives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives

LIBRARIES
Many UK libraries offer free online resources which you can access from home, such as the Times Digital Archive, British Library Newspapers, Dictionary of National Biography, etc. What's on offer does vary from library to library and not all libraries let you join if you don't live, work or study in their area. Libraries that I know don't insist on a local connection, and which you can join online, are: Lancashire, Essex, and Brighton.
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries
https://libraries.essex.gov.uk
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-arts/libraries

THE BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Available as a standalone sub, or via Find My Past's "Pro" sub.* (The BNA and FindMyPast are both owned by the same company.) The BNA offers 3  free views when you register with them (no card details requested). Some libraries and archives in the UK offer free unlimited access to the BNA - but you have to visit the library/archive; you can't use it from home. Do any libraries/archives where you live provide access to the BNA?
* Before taking out a sub for either, you could use the BNA's free search tool to check if it holds anything featuring your ancestors. If it does, a sub will enable you to view what you've found. Please also note that Find My Past's search tool for newspapers is inferior to that of the BNA; so if you decide to go for the Find My Past sub (or already have one), it's easier to search the BNA then find the required pieces on Find My Past. [Please see BNA link below this ad.]
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/account/register

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Re: Best online newspaper subscription for UK?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 December 21 06:41 GMT (UK) »
You are actually very lucky - I live in Liverpool and have used this site for years - A FREE SITE....

https://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Best online newspaper subscription for UK?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 December 21 11:23 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much to both! I've got some reading to do!