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News services & search engines

News services
NewsBank - University of Sheffield users only
ANANOVA (Press Association U.K.)
BBC
BBC World Service
British Pathe News Archive - 1896 to 1970
CNN Interactive
ITN
Reuters
Sky News


News search engines
Alta Vista News News search engine from Alta Vista
Google news Search and browse 4,000 continuously updated news sources
Google news archive search Search and explore historical archives and create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods.
Lycos News The Lycos news search engine indexes many news sites several times a day. The headlines are subdivided into categories but you can also search by keyword(s) or time periods 
NewsIsFree A service that allows users to create custom pages covering news stories of their choice
Pressbox Newswire and directory of press releases posted by PR professionals
Total News Total News is a search engine and directory of news sites, and has the added advantage of letting you design a personal copy. It also offers extensive links to newspapers and news sources for each ccountry
World News Network News gathered from several hundred online sources in 20 languages. Stories are grouped into more than 500 subject and geographical categories