Newspapers can give you a snapshot of events and opinions at a given time.
Historical collections of newspapers can be particularly useful for finding contemporary responses to historical events or contemporary reviews of publications.
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If you're looking for current or recent news, the best place to start is European Newsstream. You can also access UK newspapers from the news section of Lexis Library, with coverage going back approximately 20 years.
Searchable collection of full text articles from national, regional and european newspapers.
Full text access to cases, Halsbury's Laws, legal journals and UK newspapers, some from 1984.