Easy News is the first newspaper designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities.
Politics and the news are often inaccessible to people with learning disabilities because of the use of jargon and difficult language.
Easy News will be published every two months and will be available in print and online. An audio version will also be available on CD and online.
A PDF version of the latest copy is available to download from this page.
Online news reported by young people. Are you 16-25? Do you and your friends want to affect change in your local community? You can volunteer your time with Headliners to report on an issue that matters to you and use your story to challenge the decision makers in your area.
This site gives full text content for newspapers in the UK. All the major national daily papers are included as well as many regional ones. This is a service that Lancashire Library subscribe to and access to this is possible at any Lancashire Library or from any internet PC using the barcode from a Lancashire Library membership card. Newspapers included are:Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Daily Telegraph; Daily Express and Sunday Express; The Economist; The Financial Times; the Guardian; The Independent and Independent on Sunday; News of the World; The Observer; The Sun; Sunday People; The Times and Sunday Times; Liverpool Echo; Manchester Evening News;Lancaster Guardian; Blackpool Gazette.
The official newspaper of record providing access to the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes and details of insolvencies, receivership, awards, honours and civilian and military medals e.g. Victoria Cross. This is a free service.
OneWorldTV is a broadcast platform and networking site for filmmakers, video journalists, NGOs and anyone campaigning for a better world.
One Page News collects the latest news from providers all around the world, enabling you to view breaking news, browse topics or search the news archive
Provides access to a database of free magazine articles. As this site is base in the US there is obviously a bias towards American publications.
Keesing's was founded in 1931 with the intention of creating a lasting archive of original, accurate, and objective articles on the world's political, social, and economic events. The free search will produce a lists of articles and the introductory portion of each may be viewed. However, there is a charge to view the full article. Some libraries stock 'hard copies' of back issues of Keesings.
This is a website for and about journalists and journalism students everywhere. It offers free and unrestricted access to everyone.It carries daily news updates about what is happening in the industry as well as all the latest media jobs.It has information on newspaper campaings, complaints and freedom of information.
This site provides links to the web sites of newspapers throughout the world. It is searchable by the name of the paper and the country or city of publication. There is a separate link for the UK edition and an enhanced subscription service.
The web page of the Jang group of newspapers based in Pakistan. It covers the news in English and Urdu
Indymedia is a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering a grassroots and non-commercial alternative coverage of important social and political issues.Their coverage frequently includes more local news and events not covered by the mainstream media.
English version of the Arabic-language news network. Breaking news, features and comment on world news from a middle eastern perspective.
Global Voices collects blogs, news, reports and citizen media from all over the world, translating and bringing it all together in one place for easy access. Global Voices positively discriminates so that the emphasis on is on voices that are not ordinarily heard in the mainstream media
A directory of news sources from all over the world. The coverage is extensive and all the listed sites are in English and have free online content.
This is an excellent site which brings together news items from various online sources worldwide. It can be searched by region and also topic and there is a good advanced search option. The archive goes back to December 2003.
Worldchanging.com is a nonprofit media organization that comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers.
Lancashire Local News is an automated news service collating syndicated news articles about Lancashire from across the Internet, in particular from all the Lancashire based newspaper website.
The complete digital edition of The Times (London) from 1785 to 1985. Every page of every issue includes headlines, articles, images, editorial, birth and death notices and classifieds. Search or browse through each issue ~ We've paid so you don't have to ~ You'll need your Lancashire library number to login, if you want access outside libraries.