Who Do You Think You Are?

NEWS IN BRIEF

Over 12 million UK pages added to Newspapers.com

he website () has added over 12 millionand local titles such as the , , and . The site, which is a subsidiary of family history website Ancestry (), previously mainly held US newspapers. To view the collection, you will need to buy a ‘Publisher Extra’ subscription which costs £14.99 for one month or £49.99 for six months.

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