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National newspapers published in the United Kingdom

  • The TimesJohn Walter opened a printing house on the 1st of January 1785 to produce books using the logography patent he had purchased.
  • The GuardianThe Manchester Guardian first appeared on the 5th of May 1821, the very day Napoleon died. Cotton merchant John Edward Taylor launched the paper with backing…
  • Daily ExpressThe first issue of the Daily Express appeared on the 24th of April 1900. Sir Arthur Pearson launched this broadsheet newspaper in London that same year.
  • The Daily TelegraphColonel Arthur B. Sleigh launched The Daily Telegraph and Courier in June 1855 to air a personal grievance against Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.
  • The ObserverThe first issue of The Observer appeared on the 4th of December 1791. W.S. Bourne published it with the hope of building wealth.
  • The IndependentThe first issue of The Independent appeared on the 7th of October 1986. Three former journalists from The Daily Telegraph, Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen…
  • Daily MailThe Daily Mail first appeared on the 4th of May 1896, a date that marked the beginning of a new era in British journalism.
  • Financial TimesOn the 10th of January 1888, a four-page journal named the London Financial Guide began circulation in metropolitan London.
  • The EconomistJames Wilson, a Scottish banker and businessman, launched The Economist in 1843 to campaign for the repeal of the British Corn Laws.
  • The Guardian WeeklyThe first edition of the Manchester Guardian Weekly printed on the 4th of July 1919 arrived just one week after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.