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Teach them to read between the headlines

First News is the UK’s original news provider for children

Buy one month, get one month free

£9.99 Save over 50% off shop price
(£23.60)

  • 28 page newspaper delivered in print every week
  • Pay £9.99 for the first 8 issues then £9.99 for every 4 issues thereafter
  • Free UK delivery
  • Free digital app subscription – read, watch, listen and play with daily news stories, videos and puzzles
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz
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Print & Digital

6 months

£62.99 Save 18% off shop price
(£76.70)

  • 26 weekly issues delivered in print
  • Free UK delivery
  • Free digital app subscription – read, watch, listen and play with daily news stories, videos and puzzles
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz
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Print & Digital

12 months

£114.99 Save 27% off shop price
(£153.40)

  • 52 weekly issues delivered in print
  • Free UK delivery
  • Free digital app subscription – read, watch, listen and play with daily news stories, videos and puzzles
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz
  • Get a £100 book voucher for your recipient's school. For more information, read here
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Print & Digital

6 months

£65.99 Save 13% off shop price
(£76.70)

  • 26 weekly issues delivered in print
  • Free UK delivery
  • Free digital app subscription – read, watch, listen and play with daily news stories, videos and puzzles
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz
  • Ideal for Gifting

Print & Digital

12 months

£119.99 Save 22% off shop price
(£153.40)

  • 52 weekly issues delivered in print
  • Free UK delivery
  • Free digital app subscription – read, watch, listen and play with daily news stories, videos and puzzles
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz
  • Get a £100 book voucher for your recipient's school. For more information, read here
  • Ideal for Gifting

Digital

Monthly

£4.99

  • 4 weekly downloadable issues every month
  • Read & listen to daily news stories
  • Puzzles including crosswords and wordie
  • Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
  • Weekly interactive news quiz

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Print & Digital

12 months

£236.99

  • Just £4.55 per week
  • Weekly printed newspaper
  • Daily news, games & videos including Sky Kids FYI on the First News app
  • Parent newsletter with Tips & Talking Points

Print & Digital

6 months

£124.99

  • Just £4.80 per week
  • Weekly printed newspaper
  • Daily news, games & videos including Sky Kids FYI on the First News app
  • Parent newsletter with Tips & Talking Points

Benefits of a First News subscription

Trusted and impartial news

Founded in 2006, we are the original, independent news source for children. Our journalists and editors work tirelessly to bring children the most comprehensive age-appropriate coverage of the issues that matter.

Boosts kids’ love of reading

The National Literacy Trust carried out an independent evaluation with over 500 children. It showed that reading First News led to positive changes in children’s reading attitudes and attainment.

We have a lot of fun!

Our paper and app are jam-packed with puzzles, polls, competitions, exclusive interviews, gaming, science, sport, world news and more!

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Tips & Talking Points

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Explaining Scary News

News stories can be scary to children, our editor Nicky Cox has some useful tips for explaining difficult news stories.

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Top Tips for Junior Journalists

Do you know a child who would like to feature in First News? Take a look at our handy tips to get started.

9 Tips for Spotting Fake News

Here are our top tips to help kids understand what it is and how to spot the fake from the fact.