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The British Newspaper Archive Search over 100 million pages from historical local, national and regional newspapers, spanning five centuries of news.

The BNA project is the biggest programme of newspaper digitisation ever to take place in the UK, brought to you thanks to the partnership between Findmypast and the British Library. This digital archive currently holds over 60 million pages from historical newspapers across the UK and Ireland. The newspapers in the collection span five centuries, from the late 1600s to the 2000s. Register today an

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This month we are celebrating the cars that make up Britain's rich motoring history, starting in the 1950s with the Morr...
02/09/2026

This month we are celebrating the cars that make up Britain's rich motoring history, starting in the 1950s with the Morris Mini-Minor, launched in 1959 by the British Motor Corporation and later becoming known as the Mini - as featured by The Sphere, 29 August 1959 https://bit.ly/4guxMLv

'Angry women chase man in cemetery' - the Illustrated Police News, 2 September 1926, depicts 300 women chasing the unpop...
02/09/2026

'Angry women chase man in cemetery' - the Illustrated Police News, 2 September 1926, depicts 300 women chasing the unpopular husband of recently deceased young mother, 27-year-old Ada Petchley, at Willesden. Ada and her 2-year-old daughter had died from gas poisoning https://bit.ly/4qCu2uL

The Sketch, 1 September 1926, pictures American dancer Mary Corday on her 'yacht' in Venice https://bit.ly/4cvQCPZ
01/09/2026

The Sketch, 1 September 1926, pictures American dancer Mary Corday on her 'yacht' in Venice https://bit.ly/4cvQCPZ

Pictured by The Graphic, 1 November 1930, is Professor Mohammad Aboudi, one of the first tour guides in Luxor. Speaking ...
31/08/2026

Pictured by The Graphic, 1 November 1930, is Professor Mohammad Aboudi, one of the first tour guides in Luxor. Speaking eight languages, Aboudi authored a guide book on Egypt https://bit.ly/4gTYaON

'Mr. MacDonald's Appeal for Coal Settlement - Get The Two Sides Together - 'An Open Agenda with Nothing Barred' - The Go...
31/08/2026

'Mr. MacDonald's Appeal for Coal Settlement - Get The Two Sides Together - 'An Open Agenda with Nothing Barred' - The Government's Duty,' Evening Despatch, 31 August 1926 https://bit.ly/4qAgM9L

Known widely as one of the greatest stories of survival, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition gained international at...
30/08/2026

Known widely as one of the greatest stories of survival, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition gained international attention when its ship, the Endurance, became trapped in pack ice in 1915 https://bit.ly/4zs2GeN

'Chairing New Woman Channel Victor' - The Daily Mirror, 30 August 1926, shares photographs of Mrs. Clemington Corson as ...
30/08/2026

'Chairing New Woman Channel Victor' - The Daily Mirror, 30 August 1926, shares photographs of Mrs. Clemington Corson as enthusiastic crowds gather to celebrate her swim across the Channel. She was the second woman, and first mother, to do so https://bit.ly/3U54PwN

The Tatler, 4 May 1949, has us wishing for cooler weather with these "classics" in lambswool and Angora mixture'. Design...
29/08/2026

The Tatler, 4 May 1949, has us wishing for cooler weather with these "classics" in lambswool and Angora mixture'. Designed by Pringle of Scotland, these luxurious knits are both cosy and breathable https://bit.ly/4qqu88H

'Mr. Cook and the Safety Men - Another Woman Swims The Channel' - The Sunday Post, 29 August 1926
29/08/2026

'Mr. Cook and the Safety Men - Another Woman Swims The Channel' - The Sunday Post, 29 August 1926

Country Life, 9 December 1976, showcases 'Fashion Made for Working' with Laurence Corner's classy yet comfortable design...
28/08/2026

Country Life, 9 December 1976, showcases 'Fashion Made for Working' with Laurence Corner's classy yet comfortable designs https://bit.ly/4xhjLXu

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