News & Media

Keep up to date with the latest news and events with the following services.

BBC News  - all the latest news from the BBC. The site has special sections for politics, educationhealth, Sci/Environment, Technology, Entertainment and Arts and Sport - and includes the BBC News Channel which allows you to watch the news online.

You can also check BBC TV listings and Radio Listings and watch programmes live online. You can catch up with BBC TV and radio programmes that you may have missed on BBC iPlayer.

ITV News - all the latest news from ITV. You can also check the TV listings for ITV channels and watch programmes live online. You can catch up with ITV programmes that you may have missed with ITV Player.

Newspapers
All the national and most of the local UK and Ireland newspapers have their own websites.

Bedford's 2 local newspapers are:
  • Bedford Today - the website of the local newspaper the Bedfordshire Times & Citizen has all the local news, events, jobs etc.
  • Bedfordshire On Sunday - the website of Bedfordshire's other local newspaper. It has details of local news, events, jobs etc.
Broadsheet newspapers
  • The Guardian - online edition of the national newspaper. The site contains the latest news and jobs as well as videos, audio and podcasts.
  • The Times - online edition of The Times with UK and world news etc.
  • The Telegraph - online edition of The Telegraph with UK and world news.
News Archives
  • NewsBank Newspapers UK - database provided by the University which allows you to search the last 10 years of all the national (and most of the local) UK and Ireland newspapers simultaneously. Articles are in full and identical to the printed versions of the newspapers.
  • Lexis Newspapers - search all the UK national (and many of the local) newspapers simultaneously. Coverage goes back to the early1980s.
  • Google News Archive Search - allows you to browse newspaper articles that go back over 200 years from the UK and worldwide (not everything it finds is available for free).
  • Other News Archives - the university has other newspaper archives dating back to 1600 which you view by clicking on this link. 
Youtube Channels
Anyone can - and will post videos on Youtube. These are fun to watch but most won't be suitable for assignments. However there are some reputable organisations which have their own Youtube channels containing some useful information: