Free newspapers current and archived for Europe, UK and Ireland. Links to collections of newspapers you can read for free.
Links to all the newspaper collections on Century Past are just below.
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Newspapers in Europe
Europe Newspapers and News Media Guide
ABYZ News Links
An extensive list of links for Internet news, papers and broadcasters for each region and country in Europe.
Newspapers in Europe
4 International Media & Newspapers
A list of all countries in Europe, with links to papers in each. This contains a huge number of papers.
European Newspapers
onlinenewspapers.com
The site has separate pages for every country in the region, with links to their newspapers.
European Newspapers & News Sites Online
W3Newspapers
Each country in Europe has a page, with links to papers and other news sources.
The Century Past Home Page describes all our free online collections
Top 100 Newspapers in Europe by Web Ranking
4 International Media & Newspapers
100 large online newspapers, with links. Last updated in 2019.
European Newspapers in English
The Big Project
A collection of links, without notes, to a number of news sources in Europe. On the site of “The Big Project”, a youth charity in Edinburgh, UK.
Archives of Newspapers in Europe
Historical Worldwide Newspapers Online: Europe
Bowling Green State University Libraries
Large collection of free online papers from many European countries. Publication dates range from 1645 (Italy) to 2005 (Liechtenstein).
European Newspaper Archives – XooxleAnswers
XooxleAnswers
Contains links with descriptions to online sources of papers around the continent. Most are free.
European Newspapers Archives
European Newspapers Help Guide
Europeana
This is a collection of papers from at least nine countries in European countries. It does not appear that there are any in English.
Imperial Russian Newspapers
East View Global Press Archive
This collection of 19 publications spans 189 years of Russian history, from the late 18th Century to the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. More background can be found at the link. All of these are in Russian.
British and Irish Newspapers Free Online
Top Newspapers in the United Kingdom
4 International Media & Newspapers
More than 200 newspapers in the UK with links, by web ranking. Last updated in 2019.
United Kingdom Newspapers and News Media Guide
ABYZ Web Links Inc.
Has numerous links for “newspapers and other sites with news content such as broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies.
Top Newspapers in the United Kingdom
W3Newspapers
This site has links to about 25 top papers in the United Kingdom.
English Newspapers Online
OnlineNewspapers.com
Has links to a few hundred papers in England. This page has A through J; see the page “For L to Z” at the top of the list for the remainder.
Scottish Newspapers Online
OnlineNewspapers.com
Has links to papers throughout Scotland, organized alphabetically.
Welsh Newspapers Online
OnlineNewspapers.com
Has links to papers throughout Wales, organized alphabetically.
Irish Newspapers Online
OnlineNewspapers.com
Has links to papers throughout Ireland, organized alphabetically.
4 International Media & Newspapers
More than 60 papers from Ireland with links, by web ranking. Last updated in 2019.
Archives of British and Irish Free Newspapers
Historical Worldwide Newspapers Online: United Kingdom
Bowling Green State University Libraries
This large collection of news archives from many European countries includes a listing of about 60 papers published in the UK.
Welsh Newspapers – National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales
Has a newspaper archive with about 115 papers published between 1804 and 1919. The majority are English-language, with the remainder in Welsh. Good user interface.
Historical Worldwide Newspapers Online: Ireland
Bowling Green State University Libraries
This large collection of free online papers from many European countries includes a section for newspapers of Ireland with about 25 papers; historic to recent.