Limited Time Offer: Free Kids Pass with every 6 month and 12 month subscription!
Subscribe to First News and we'll gift you an annual Kids Pass worth £39.99 which gives you discounts on days out and attractions. Kids go free at aquariums, restaurants and more. 30% off cinema tickets and up to 25% off family holidays!
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Print & Digital
2 months for the price of 1
£9.99 Save over 50% off shop price
(£23.60)
- Newspaper delivered in print every week
- Pay £9.99 for the first 8 issues then £31.99 for every 13 issues thereafter
- Free UK delivery
- Free digital subscription included with daily news stories, games and videos
- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Receive a free annual Kids Pass worth £39.99 when your subscription renews
6 months
£62.99 Save 18% off shop price
(£76.70)
- 26 weekly issues delivered in print
- Free UK delivery
- Free digital subscription
- Read & listen to daily news stories
- Puzzles including crosswords and wordie
- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Free annual Kids Pass worth £39.99
12 months
£114.99 Save 27% off shop price
(£153.40)
- 52 weekly issues delivered in print
- Free UK delivery
- Free digital subscription
- Read & listen to daily news stories
- Puzzles including crosswords and wordie
- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Free annual Kids Pass worth £39.99
- Get a £100 book voucher for your recipient's school. For more information, read here
Print & Digital
6 months
£65.99 Save 13% off shop price
(£76.70)
- 26 weekly issues delivered in print
- Free UK delivery
- Free digital subscription
- Read & listen to daily news stories
- Puzzles including crosswords and wordie
- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Free annual Kids Pass worth £39.99
- Ideal for Gifting
12 months
£119.99 Save 22% off shop price
(£153.40)
- 52 weekly issues delivered in print
- Free UK delivery
- Free digital subscription
- Read & listen to daily news stories
- Puzzles including crosswords and wordie
- Newsletter with tips & talking points for grown-ups
- Weekly interactive news quiz
- Free annual Kids Pass worth £39.99
- 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
International Offers
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
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!
“If I had an unlimited budget I would buy this newspaper for every single child in the country.”
— Dennis Hopkins, Primary School Head Teacher
Tips & Talking Points
Explaining Scary News
News stories can be scary to children, our editor Nicky Cox has some useful tips for explaining difficult news stories.
First News Named Niche Market Newspaper of the Year
We’re delighted to be recognised with this award for our dedication to engaging and informing young people.
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.
Join millions of First News readers
Our fundamental belief is that, if the world is to become a better place, the next generation has to be better informed than the last. That’s why First News has been a trusted news source for children for nearly 20 years.
